Bayless
A public school district in St Louis, Missouri, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,805
- Students enrolled
- 114.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 179.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,222
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,805 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,931st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 121st of 555 in Missouri. Larger than 72% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,222 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 10% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Bayless spent $11,222 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,224 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $11,222 | $20.2 million | 1,798 |
| FY2022 | $11,051 | $19.6 million | 1,769 |
| FY2021 | $10,558 | $17.6 million | 1,669 |
| FY2020 | $10,246 | $18.3 million | 1,785 |
| FY2019 | $10,529 | $18.1 million | 1,715 |
| FY2018 | $9,713 | $16.7 million | 1,723 |
| FY2017 | $9,824 | $15.4 million | 1,571 |
| FY2016 | $10,184 | $15.1 million | 1,478 |
| FY2015 | $9,686 | $14.3 million | 1,479 |
| FY2014 | $8,055 | $13.3 million | 1,649 |
| FY2013 | $8,332 | $12.3 million | 1,472 |
| FY2012 | $7,147 | $11.4 million | 1,601 |
| FY2011 | $7,904 | $12.2 million | 1,543 |
| FY2010 | $7,440 | $12.4 million | 1,670 |
| FY2009 | $7,058 | $12.1 million | 1,712 |
| FY2008 | $6,396 | $10.9 million | 1,700 |
| FY2007 | $6,104 | $9.9 million | 1,617 |
| FY2006 | $6,170 | $9.8 million | 1,592 |
| FY2005 | $5,224 | $8.4 million | 1,615 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.8 million | 14.6% |
| State | $8.2 million | 31.0% |
| Local | $14.3 million | 54.4% |
| Total | $26.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bayless Elementary | 858 |
| Bayless Junior High | 385 |
| Bayless Senior High | 562 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- BAYLESS
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2904500
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Missouri — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Missouri — A to Z, each with its page.
- Missouri on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved