Missouri Fast Facts

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  • 35%

    Missouri Residents think K–12 education in Missouri is headed in the right direction.

EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker

Missouri K–12 Education Spending

$12.3 Billion

Total Missouri Public Education Revenue

U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)

Data last updated 6/2022.

Missouri Student Transportation

  • $1,106

    Avg. District Busing Expenditure Per Pupil

  • 8.3%

    Total Spending Per Pupil

U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)

Data last updated 6/2022.

Inter-District

The sending district is responsible for providing transportation for students attending another school if their assigned school is unaccredited. A desegregation program in the St. Louis area also provides funding for transfers specific to that program.

Charter School

Charter schools are eligible for state transportation funding.

Private School

Private school students cannot be transported on public school buses.

State Student Transportation Statutes

Inter-District: Mo. Stat. Ann. § 162.1060, § 167.131

Charter Schools: Mo. Ann. Stat. §§ 160.410, § 160.415 and 167.241.

Private Schools: McVey v. Hawkins, 258 S.W.2d 927 (1953), Mo. Rev. St 167.280

Transporting School Choice Students, 2020