Budget & finance
District profile / Missouri
Webster Groves
4,312
Students
2024-25 school year
9
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,677
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 24% above the Missouri median
13.6
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Missouri median 13.4
Webster Groves is a public school district based in Webster Groves, Missouri, serving 4,312 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #52 of the 166 Missouri districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 69% of them. Its schools average 479 students each, about the same as the Missouri median of 443. Its superintendent is Dr. Jana Parker. It spends about $12,677 per student on day-to-day operations, 24% more than the Missouri median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Webster Groves compares
Webster GrovesMissouri median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$74.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 3%State 13%Local 84%
| Measure | Webster Groves | Missouri median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,677 | $10,251 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,806 | $5,958 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $77.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $74.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 317 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 376 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 254 | 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. Jana Parker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon R-IIILebanon | 4,410 | 8 | $9,983 | 13.7 | #50 |
| Platte Co. R-IIIPlatte City | 4,374 | 8 | $10,899 | 13.7 | #51 |
| Webster GrovesWebster Groves · this district | 4,312 | 9 | $12,677 | 13.6 | #52 |
| Cape Girardeau 63Cape Girardeau | 4,310 | 9 | $10,983 | 11.3 | #53 |
| Belton 124Belton | 4,230 | 8 | $10,119 | 13.8 | #54 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Oak UnifiedCovina, CA | 4,314 | $12,861 | 22.2 |
| Coffee CountyManchester, TN | 4,313 | $10,170 | n/a |
| Rahway Public School DistrictRahway, NJ | 4,311 | $18,853 | 13.2 |
| Jackson Public SchoolsJackson, MI | 4,310 | $12,367 | 16.6 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mo-webster-groves