The superintendent of each of 166 Missouri public school districts, with enrollment and spending per student.
| District | Superintendent | Students | Spending / student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield R-XII Springfield | Dr. Grenita Lathan | 24,285 | $11,846 |
| North Kansas City 74 Kansas City | Dr. Rochel Daniels | 21,252 | $12,499 |
| Rockwood R-VI Eureka | Dr. Curtis Cain | 19,597 | $12,016 |
| Columbia 93 Columbia | Dr. Jeffrey Klein | 18,640 | $13,012 |
| Wentzville R-IV Wentzville | Brian Bishop | 17,973 | $11,453 |
| St. Louis City St Louis | Dr. Myra Berry | 17,933 | $17,248 |
| Lee'S Summit R-VII Lee'S Summit | Dr. David Buck | 17,870 | $12,372 |
| Francis Howell R-III O'Fallon | Mark Delaney | 17,047 | $12,197 |
| Parkway C-2 Chesterfield | Dr. Melissa Schneider | 16,759 | $13,055 |
| Fort Zumwalt School District O'Fallon | Dr. Henry St. Pierre | 16,698 | $12,741 |
| Hazelwood Florissant | Dr. Bonita Jamison | 16,321 | $12,147 |
| Kansas City 33 Kansas City | Dr. Jennifer Collier | 15,079 | $16,180 |
| Blue Springs R-IV Blue Springs | Dr. Bob Jerome | 14,657 | $10,882 |
| Independence 30 Independence | Dr. Vickie Murillo | 14,272 | $10,711 |
| Park Hill Kansas City | Dr. Michael Kimbrel | 11,937 | $13,126 |
| Liberty 53 Liberty | Dr. Jennifer Kephart | 11,826 | $11,255 |
| St. Joseph St Joseph | Dr. Ashly McGinnis | 10,430 | $11,027 |
| Fox C-6 Arnold | Dr. Paul Fregeau | 10,258 | $10,225 |
| Mehlville R-IX St Louis | Dr. Jeffrey Haug | 10,018 | $10,367 |
| Ferguson-Florissant R-II Hazelwood | Dr. Howard Fields | 8,809 | $13,458 |
| Jefferson City Jefferson City | Bryan Mcgraw | 8,491 | $11,701 |
| Joplin Schools Joplin | Dr. Kerry Sachetta | 7,873 | $8,445 |
| Raytown C-2 Raytown | Dr. Penelope Martin-Knox | 7,676 | $12,779 |
| Lindbergh Schools St. Louis | Dr. Tony Lake | 7,602 | $10,538 |
| Troy R-III Troy | Dr. Matt Frederickson | 7,026 | $9,527 |
| Nixa Public Schools Nixa | Dr. Gearl Loden | 6,792 | $9,459 |
| Ritenour St Louis | Dr. Christopher Kilbride | 6,579 | $10,295 |
| Raymore-Peculiar R-II Peculiar | Dr. Mike Slagle | 6,332 | $10,626 |
| Pattonville R-III St Ann | Dr. Barry Nelson | 6,201 | $14,687 |
| Waynesville R-VI Waynesville | Hilary Bales | 6,190 | $10,933 |
| Kirkwood R-VII Kirkwood | Dr. Kenneth Roumpos | 5,982 | $12,385 |
| Ozark R-VI Ozark | Dr. Lori Wilson | 5,959 | $9,335 |
| Northwest R-I House Springs | Dr. Kyle Gibbs | 5,815 | $10,209 |
| Jackson R-II Jackson | Dr. Keenan Kinder | 5,748 | $9,760 |
| Republic R-III Republic | Dr. Tyler Overstreet | 5,318 | $9,701 |
| Sedalia 200 Sedalia | Dr. Todd Fraley | 5,209 | $9,749 |
| Riverview Gardens St Louis | Dr. Tanya Patton | 5,116 | $10,105 |
| Carthage R-IX Carthage | Dr. Luke Boyer | 5,070 | $10,499 |
| Hickman Mills C-1 Kansas City | Dr. Dennis Carpenter | 5,067 | $12,120 |
| Neosho School District Neosho | Jim Davis | 4,998 | $9,387 |
| Poplar Bluff R-I Poplar Bluff | Dr. Aaron Cornman | 4,899 | $9,848 |
| St. Charles R-VI St Charles | Dr. Jason Sefrit | 4,732 | $15,593 |
| Fort Osage R-I Independence | Dr. Cynthia Grant | 4,718 | $10,267 |
| Branson R-IV Branson | Dr. Nathan Moore | 4,653 | $9,613 |
| Ladue St Louis | Dr. Geoffrey Macy | 4,624 | $14,393 |
| Webb City R-VII Webb City | Dr. Brenten Byrd | 4,623 | $8,522 |
| Willard R-II Willard | Dr. Eric Wilken | 4,578 | $9,560 |
| Grain Valley R-V Grain Valley | Dr. Amanda Allen | 4,546 | $9,751 |
| Grandview R-II Hillsboro | Dr. Leslie Lause | 4,501 | $10,212 |
| Lebanon R-III Lebanon | Dr. David Schmitz | 4,410 | $9,983 |
| Platte Co. R-III Platte City | Dr. Drew White | 4,374 | $10,899 |
| Webster Groves Webster Groves | Dr. Jana Parker | 4,312 | $12,677 |
| Cape Girardeau 63 Cape Girardeau | Dr. Howard Benyon | 4,310 | $10,983 |
| Belton 124 Belton | Dr. Andrew Underwood | 4,230 | $10,119 |
| Rolla 31 Rolla | Dr. Kyle Dare | 4,161 | $10,251 |
| Farmington R-VII Farmington | Dr. Jeri Kay Hardy | 3,937 | $9,111 |
| Camdenton R-III Camdenton | Dr. Brett Thompson | 3,835 | $11,804 |
| Grandview C-4 Grandview | Dr. Stephanie Amaya | 3,665 | $13,618 |
| McDonald Co. R-I Anderson | Dr. Eric Findley | 3,595 | $9,102 |
| Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. Town & Country | Dr. Michael Maclin | 3,576 | $109,934 |
| Warrensburg R-VI Warrensburg | Dr. Steve Ritter | 3,558 | $10,731 |
| Washington Washington | Dr. Cassandra Suggs | 3,543 | $11,917 |
| Festus R-VI Festus | Dr. Nicholle Ruess | 3,495 | $9,394 |
| Kearney R-I Kearney | Dr. Emily Miller | 3,424 | $10,271 |
| Hannibal 60 Hannibal | Ritchie Kracht | 3,366 | $10,804 |
| Carl Junction R-I Carl Junction | Dr. David Pyle | 3,331 | $8,344 |
| Sikeston R-6 Sikeston | Sean Mcgill | 3,277 | $10,362 |
| Union R-XI Union | Dr. Dan Kania | 3,120 | $11,287 |
| Hillsboro R-III Hillsboro | Dr. Jonathan Isaacson | 3,117 | $9,476 |
| Marshfield R-I Marshfield | Dr. Garrett Lowder | 3,045 | $9,476 |
| Warren Co. R-III Warrenton | Dr. Gregg Klinginsmith | 2,981 | $10,014 |
| Meramec Valley R-III Pacific | Dr. Carrie Schwierjohn | 2,930 | $12,059 |
| Windsor C-1 Imperial | Dr. Jason King | 2,894 | $9,220 |
| University City University City | Dr. Sharonica Hardin | 2,853 | $16,796 |
| Sturgeon R-V Sturgeon | Dr. Dustin Fanning | 2,773 | $9,883 |
| Bolivar R-I Bolivar | Dr. Michael Methvin | 2,725 | $9,547 |
| Excelsior Springs 40 Excelsior Springs | Dr. Mark Bullimore | 2,661 | $10,794 |
| West Plains R-VII West Plains | Dr. Wesley Davis | 2,626 | $10,501 |
| Affton 101 St Louis | Dr. Nathan Bracht | 2,619 | $11,134 |
| North St. Francois Co. R-I Bonne Terre | Dr. Brandon Gregory | 2,581 | $10,176 |
| Orchard Farm R-V Saint Charles | Dr. Wade Steinhoff | 2,574 | $12,755 |
| Smithville R-II Smithville | Dr. Mark Maus | 2,514 | $10,455 |
| Marshall Marshall | Caleb Petet | 2,498 | $9,672 |
| Desoto 73 Desoto | Ron Farrow | 2,464 | $9,910 |
| Normandy Schools Collaborative Saint Louis | Dr. Cheryl Harris | 2,440 | $14,486 |
| Logan-Rogersville R-VIII Rogersville | Dr. Rocky Valentine | 2,402 | $10,118 |
| Savannah R-III Savannah | Dr. Brian Hansen | 2,390 | $8,738 |
| Kirksville R-III Kirksville | Tricia Reger | 2,374 | $10,418 |
| Mexico 59 Mexico | Dr. Troy Lentz | 2,374 | $10,145 |
| Monett R-I Monett | Dr. Mark Drake | 2,374 | $12,191 |
| Clayton Clayton | Dr. Nisha Patel | 2,367 | $20,274 |
| Center 58 Kansas City | Dr. Troy Hogg | 2,339 | $14,927 |
| Nevada R-V Nevada | Dr. Tyson Beshore | 2,320 | $10,193 |
| Fulton 58 Fulton | Dr. Ty Crain | 2,281 | $9,696 |
| Jennings Jennings | Dr. Paula Knight | 2,269 | $10,545 |
| Harrisonville R-IX Harrisonville | Dr. Josh Chastain | 2,187 | $10,857 |
| Potosi R-III Potosi | Bryce Wilson | 2,110 | $10,549 |
| Perry Co. 32 Perryville | Dr. Fara Jones | 2,103 | $9,826 |
| Moberly Moberly | Cristina Wright | 2,102 | $11,028 |
| Pleasant Hill R-III Pleasant Hill | Dr. Wayne Burke | 2,080 | $9,660 |
| St. Clair R-XIII St Clair | Melissa Husereau | 2,062 | $10,855 |
| Central R-III Park Hills | Dr. Zech Payne | 2,041 | $9,848 |
| Odessa R-VII Odessa | Dr. Jon Oetinger | 2,039 | $9,658 |
| Eldon R-I Eldon | Matthew Davis | 2,038 | $9,784 |
| Dexter R-XI Dexter | Amy James | 2,008 | $9,144 |
| Knob Noster R-VIII Knob Noster | Dr. Jerrod Wheeler | 2,007 | $10,658 |
| School of the Osage Lake Ozark | Dr. Jason Price | 2,006 | $10,514 |
| Southern Boone Co. R-I Ashland | Dr. Timothy Roth | 1,971 | $9,777 |
| Laquey R-V laquey | Kent Stoumbaugh | 1,960 | $10,250 |
| Sullivan Sullivan | Dr. Matthew Peregoy | 1,941 | $9,546 |
| Ste. Genevieve Co. R-II Ste Genevieve | Dr. Richard Taylor | 1,926 | $13,256 |
| Clinton Clinton | Daniel Brungardt | 1,885 | $10,197 |
| Fredericktown R-I Fredericktown | Dr. Shannon Henson | 1,883 | $8,878 |
| Wright City R-II of Warren Co. Wright City | Dr. Amy Salvo | 1,875 | $10,822 |
| Oak Grove R-VI Oak Grove | Mindy Hampton | 1,853 | $9,299 |
| Aurora R-VIII Aurora | Dr. Ben Yocom | 1,843 | $9,672 |
| Cassville R-IV Cassville | Dr. Merlyn Johnson | 1,821 | $9,900 |
| Kennett 39 Kennett | Dr. Richard Leeker | 1,807 | $9,564 |
| Bayless St Louis | Amelia Ruzicka | 1,805 | $10,558 |
| Gasconade Co. R-II Owensville | Dr. Staci Johnson | 1,771 | $9,086 |
| Chillicothe R-II Chillicothe | Dr. Daniel Wiebers | 1,727 | $9,953 |
| Reeds Spring R-IV Reeds Spring | Dr. Cody Hirschi | 1,718 | $11,913 |
| Dunklin R-V Herculaneum | Dr. Clinton Freeman | 1,697 | $10,715 |
| Dallas Co. R-I Buffalo | Dr. Laura O'Quinn | 1,689 | $9,948 |
| Boonville R-I Boonville | Dr. Brent Hodge | 1,662 | $11,048 |
| Cameron R-I Cameron | Dr. Lance Mcclard | 1,601 | $9,879 |
| Winfield R-IV Winfield | Ericka Dixon | 1,577 | $9,221 |
| St. James R-I St James | Tim Webster | 1,559 | $10,091 |
| Hallsville R-IV Hallsville | Tyler Walker | 1,552 | $8,897 |
| Mountain Grove R-III Mountain Grove | Dr. Aaron Gerla | 1,543 | $9,187 |
| Richmond R-XVI Richmond | Bryan Copple | 1,543 | $10,311 |
| Mt. Vernon R-V Mt Vernon | Christina West | 1,542 | $9,325 |
| Maplewood-Richmond Heights Maplewood | Dr. Mary Hendricks Harris | 1,523 | $14,652 |
| Doniphan R-I Doniphan | Michael Owen | 1,499 | $8,762 |
| Seneca R-VII Seneca | Dr. Brandon Eggleston | 1,487 | $9,280 |
| East Newton Co. R-VI Granby | Seth Johnson | 1,459 | $8,912 |
| Salem R-80 Salem | Dr. Nathan Wills | 1,452 | $8,685 |
| Maryville R-II Maryville | Philip Pohren | 1,408 | $11,194 |
| Strafford R-VI Strafford | Dr. Mark Hedger | 1,408 | $9,651 |
| Hollister R-V Hollister | Dr. Sean Woods | 1,369 | $11,263 |
| Centralia R-VI Centralia | Dr. Steven Chancellor | 1,343 | $8,557 |
| Moniteau Co. R-I California | Daniel Williams | 1,337 | $9,871 |
| Ava R-I Ava | Aaron Dalton | 1,330 | $8,645 |
| Bowling Green R-I Bowling Green | Jeff Jennewein | 1,325 | $10,886 |
| Fair Grove R-X Fair Grove | Dr. Christian Overstreet | 1,296 | $8,955 |
| Forsyth R-III Forsyth | Dr. Grant Boyer | 1,295 | $10,953 |
| Hancock Place St Louis | Dr. Kevin Carl | 1,282 | $13,510 |
| Clever R-V Clever | Dr. Brian Breeden | 1,268 | $8,381 |
| Morgan Co. R-II Versailles | Dr. Bryan Pettengill | 1,263 | $11,392 |
| New Madrid Co. R-I New Madrid | Bridgett Masterson | 1,259 | $13,212 |
| Warsaw R-IX Warsaw | Scott Gemes | 1,241 | $9,722 |
| Holden R-III Holden | Dr. Christy Harrison | 1,232 | $9,976 |
| Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III Mountain View | Lanna Tharp | 1,184 | $10,088 |
| Crawford Co. R-II Cuba | Dr. Scott Davidson | 1,180 | $9,387 |
| Macon Co. R-I Macon | Dr. Bryan Thomsen | 1,174 | $9,650 |
| Willow Springs R-IV Willow Springs | Dr. Jon Johnson | 1,171 | $9,599 |
| Blair Oaks R-II Jefferson City | Ben Meldrum | 1,163 | $9,362 |
| Lamar R-I Lamar | Brian Gillis | 1,158 | $11,948 |
| El Dorado Springs R-II El Dorado Springs | Jason Irwin | 1,151 | $10,200 |
| Lawson R-XIV Lawson | Dr. Michael Stephenson | 1,143 | $9,178 |
| Palmyra R-I Palmyra | Jason Harper | 1,126 | $9,615 |
| Montgomery Co. R-II Montgomery City | David Samuel | 1,075 | $10,357 |
| Clark Co. R-I Kahoka | Lyndel Whittle | 1,074 | $9,538 |
| Houston R-I Houston | Dr. Justin Copley | 1,040 | $9,590 |
| Jefferson Co. R-VII Festus | Dr. David Haug | 1,036 | $11,421 |
| East Prairie R-II East Prairie | Dustin Hicks | 1,003 | $10,878 |
Names: Missouri DESE, School Directory, checked 2026-10-05. Spending: NCES school district finance survey via the Urban Institute. Districts are listed by enrollment. Spot a change? Tell us, and follow hires and departures on the moves tracker.