Public schools in Missouri

2,451 public schools and 565 school districts in Missouri: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.

Public schools

Missouri has 2,451 public schools with 885,243 students and 12.8 students per teacher (US: 15.2).

2.9% of students attend one of its 81 charter schools.

501 schools serve free meals to every student.

Elementary schools: 1,211
Middle schools: 395
High schools: 660
Students per teacher: 12.8; US: 15.2

School districts

Districts with schools here, by students here.

District	Schools	Students	Spending / student
Springfield R-XII	56	24,285	$14,340
North Kansas City 74	34	21,252	$14,811
Rockwood R-VI	31	19,597	$13,268
Columbia 93	36	18,640	$14,721
Wentzville R-IV	21	17,973	$13,606
St. Louis City	68	17,933	$23,172
Lee's Summit R-VII	29	17,695	$15,087
Francis Howell R-III	23	17,047	$12,584
Parkway C-2	29	16,759	$14,660
Fort Zumwalt School District	27	16,698	$14,956
Hazelwood	32	16,321	$14,941
Kansas City 33	33	15,079	$19,500

Largest schools

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Missouri Virtual AcademyFully virtual	K–12	3,895	25.0	Hillsboro
Blue Springs High	9–12	2,429	15.9	Blue Springs
Moca-SFully virtual	K–12	2,345	25.7	Springfield

All 2,451 schools

Sources

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).

Largest school districts

All 565 districts

District	Schools	Students	Spending / student
Springfield R-XII	56	24,285	$14,340
North Kansas City 74	34	21,252	$14,811
Rockwood R-VI	31	19,597	$13,268
Columbia 93	36	18,640	$14,721
Wentzville R-IV	21	17,973	$13,606
St. Louis City	68	17,933	$23,172
Lee's Summit R-VII	29	17,695	$15,087
Francis Howell R-III	23	17,047	$12,584
Parkway C-2	29	16,759	$14,660
Fort Zumwalt School District	27	16,698	$14,956
Hazelwood	32	16,321	$14,941
Kansas City 33	33	15,079	$19,500
Blue Springs R-IV	21	14,657	$13,664
Independence 30	31	14,272	$13,053
Park Hill	20	11,937	$15,625
Liberty 53	20	11,826	$14,926
St. Joseph	25	10,430	$13,716
Fox C-6	18	10,258	$12,455
Mehlville R-IX	18	10,018	$13,308
Ferguson-Florissant R-II	23	8,809	$15,294
Jefferson City	18	8,491	$13,313
Joplin Schools	16	7,873	$11,199
Raytown C-2	20	7,676	$14,699
Lindbergh Schools	10	7,602	$12,031
Nixa Public Schools	11	6,792	$11,351
Ritenour	10	6,579	$13,034
Troy R-III	11	6,510	$13,221
Raymore-Peculiar R-II	12	6,332	$13,125
Pattonville R-III	11	6,201	$16,881
Waynesville R-VI	11	6,190	$12,673
Kirkwood R-VII	9	5,982	$15,021
Ozark R-VI	8	5,959	$11,722
Northwest R-I	10	5,815	$12,200
Jackson R-II	8	5,748	$10,350
Republic R-III	8	5,318	$11,161
Sedalia 200	9	5,209	$12,113
Riverview Gardens	13	5,116	$15,975
Carthage R-IX	11	5,070	$11,767
Neosho School District	10	4,998	$10,894
Poplar Bluff R-I	10	4,899	$11,732
St. Charles R-VI	12	4,732	$19,249
Fort Osage R-I	11	4,718	$14,021
Branson R-IV	7	4,653	$12,157
Ladue	8	4,624	$15,693
Webb City R-VII	11	4,623	$10,561
Willard R-II	9	4,578	$11,299
Grain Valley R-V	8	4,546	$12,496
Grandview R-II	4	4,501	$7,514
Hickman Mills C-1	12	4,472	$18,664
Lebanon R-III	8	4,410	$12,450
Platte Co. R-III	8	4,374	$13,906
Webster Groves	9	4,312	$14,635
Cape Girardeau 63	9	4,310	$12,839
Belton 124	8	4,230	$14,886
Rolla 31	8	4,161	$12,366
Farmington R-VII	8	3,937	$11,205
Camdenton R-III	9	3,835	$13,457
Grandview C-4	9	3,665	$16,535
Mcdonald Co. R-I	10	3,595	$11,514
Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.	10	3,576	$126,226