School district · Missouri

Belton 124

Belton 124 in Missouri: 8 public schools with 4,230 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,886 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
4,230
Students per teacher
13.8
MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,886
MO $14.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
306
Counselors (FTE)
12.0
Students per counselor
353
MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.8K15
$9.2K16
$9.5K17
$10.2K18
$10.5K19
$10.5K20
$10.2K21
$12.6K22
$13.7K23
$14.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $8.1M
State
42% · $32.6M
Local
47% · $36.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,444
Support services
$6,704
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.8M
Long-term debt
$58.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Grace Early Child. Ed. Ctr.
Pre-K22814.6
Cambridge Elem.
K–450116.1
Gladden Elem.
K–432611.6
Kentucky Trail Elem.
K–435512.2
Wilckens STEAM Acad @Hillcrest
K–648614.8
Belton Middle School
7–864113.3
Mill Creek Upper Elem.
5–643515.0
Belton High
9–121,25813.7

Sources

Address
110 W Walnut, Belton, MO 64012
Phone
(816)489-7000
Website