School district · Missouri

Fort Osage R-I

Fort Osage R-I in Missouri: 11 public schools with 4,718 students and 13.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,021 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 11
Students: 4,718
Students per teacher: 13.2; MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,021; 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): 357
Counselors (FTE): 16.0
Students per counselor: 295; MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 11.0

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

$9.9K15

$10.4K16

$11.1K17

$10.6K18

$10.7K19

$10.5K20

$10.3K21

$12.1K22

$12.8K23

$14.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.1% · $6.3M
State: 46% · $35.6M
Local: 46% · $36.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,371
Support services: $5,887
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $6.7M
Long-term debt: $48.3M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 2Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Early Childhood Ctr.	Pre-K	133	11.3	Independence
Blue Hills Elem.	K–4	357	14.0	Independence
Buckner Elem.	K–4	327	12.0	Independence
Cler-Mont Elem.	K–4	298	13.5	Independence
Elm Grove Elem.	K–4	305	12.2	Independence
Indian Trails Elem.	Pre-K–4	365	13.1	Independence
Fire Prairie Middle	5–6	713	14.1	Independence
Osage Trail Middle	7–8	675	13.0	Independence
Car. Tech. Ctr. at Ft. OsageCareer and technical	11–12	0	—	Independence
Fort Osage High	9–12	1,545	17.7	Independence
Lewis and Clark Learning Ctr.Alternative	K–12	0	—	Independence

Sources

Address: 25102 E. US 24 Highway, Independence, MO 64056
Phone: (816)650-7000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).