Budget & finance
District profile / Missouri
Kansas City 33
15,079
Students
2024-25 school year
33
Schools
2024-25 school year
$16,180
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 58% above the Missouri median
13.4
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Missouri median 13.4
Kansas City 33 is a public school district based in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 15,079 students in 33 schools. By enrollment it ranks #12 of the 166 Missouri districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 457 students each, about the same as the Missouri median of 443. Its superintendent is Dr. Jennifer Collier. It spends about $16,180 per student on day-to-day operations, 58% more than the Missouri median. It has roughly 13.4 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Kansas City 33 compares
Kansas City 33Missouri median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$279.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 16%State 3%Local 82%
| Measure | Kansas City 33 | Missouri median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,180 | $10,251 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,783 | $5,958 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $244.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $279.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,123 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,516 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 408 | 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. Jennifer Collier
Source: Missouri DESE, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Report a change
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Missouri
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Zumwalt School DistrictO'Fallon | 16,698 | 27 | $12,741 | 12.7 | #10 |
| HazelwoodFlorissant | 16,321 | 32 | $12,147 | 16.6 | #11 |
| Kansas City 33Kansas City · this district | 15,079 | 33 | $16,180 | 13.4 | #12 |
| Blue Springs R-IVBlue Springs | 14,657 | 21 | $10,882 | 14.6 | #13 |
| Independence 30Independence | 14,272 | 31 | $10,711 | 14.7 | #14 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Creek Unified District (4245)Queen Creek, AZ | 15,065 | $8,824 | 20.5 |
| Central Valley School DistrictLiberty Lake, WA | 15,025 | $14,347 | 17.7 |
| Iowa City Community School DistrictIowa City, IA | 15,013 | $12,543 | 13.8 |
| Vail Unified District (4413)Vail, AZ | 15,011 | $8,499 | 18.6 |
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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