Hazelwood
Hazelwood is a public school district based in Florissant, Missouri, serving 16,321 students in 32 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 166 Missouri districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 94% of them. Its schools average 510 students each, more than the Missouri median of 443. Its superintendent is Dr. Bonita Jamison. It spends about $12,147 per student on day-to-day operations, 18% more than the Missouri median. It has roughly 16.6 students per teacher.
How Hazelwood compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Hazelwood | Missouri median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,147 | $10,251 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,111 | $5,958 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $216.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $243.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 982 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,161 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 268 | 312 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Missouri median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr. Bonita Jamison
Source: Missouri DESE, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
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Peer districts in Missouri
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Howell R-IIIO'Fallon | 17,047 | 23 | $12,197 | 14.9 | #8 |
| Parkway C-2Chesterfield | 16,759 | 29 | $13,055 | 14.1 | #9 |
| Fort Zumwalt School DistrictO'Fallon | 16,698 | 27 | $12,741 | 12.7 | #10 |
| HazelwoodFlorissant · this district | 16,321 | 32 | $12,147 | 16.6 | #11 |
| Kansas City 33Kansas City | 15,079 | 33 | $16,180 | 13.4 | #12 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont ISDBeaumont, TX | 16,336 | $10,781 | 16.9 |
| Pickens 01Easley, SC | 16,313 | $10,257 | 13.8 |
| Weslaco ISDWeslaco, TX | 16,300 | $11,063 | 19.0 |
| Hilliard CityColumbus, OH | 16,298 | $13,462 | 16.4 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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