Public schools in Missouri
2,451 operating public schools in 565 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
2,451
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
885,243
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
70,158.4
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
12.6
Charter schoolsDefinition
81
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 19 Missouri districts have full profiles so far; search all 565.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield R-Xii | Springfield | 56 | 24,285 | 13.9 |
| North Kansas City 74 | Kansas City | 34 | 21,252 | 14.1 |
| Rockwood R-Vi | Wildwood | 31 | 19,597 | 14.2 |
| Columbia 93 | Columbia | 36 | 18,640 | 12.8 |
| Wentzville R-Iv | Wentzville | 21 | 17,973 | 13.9 |
| St. Louis City | St Louis | 68 | 17,933 | 11.4 |
| Lee'S Summit R-Vii | Lee'S Summit | 29 | 17,695 | 14.6 |
| Francis Howell R-Iii | St Charles | 23 | 17,047 | 14.9 |
| Parkway C-2 | Chesterfield | 29 | 16,759 | 14.1 |
| Fort Zumwalt School District | O'Fallon | 27 | 16,698 | 12.7 |
| Hazelwood | Florissant | 32 | 16,321 | 16.6 |
| Kansas City 33 | Kansas City | 33 | 15,079 | 13.5 |
| Blue Springs R-Iv | Blue Springs | 21 | 14,657 | 14.6 |
| Independence 30 | Independence | 31 | 14,272 | 14.7 |
| Park Hill | Kansas City | 20 | 11,937 | 13.4 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 17.7% | |
| Suburb | 22.7% | |
| Town | 16.6% | |
| Rural | 43.0% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 1,211 | |
| High | 657 | |
| Middle | 395 | |
| Prekindergarten | 101 | |
| Other | 84 | |
| Secondary | 3 |
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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