Belton 124
A public school district in Belton, Missouri, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,230
- Students enrolled
- 306
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 569.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,569
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,230 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,293rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 54th of 555 in Missouri. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,569 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 31% 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
Belton 124 spent $13,569 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,788 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 | $13,569 | $58.9 million | 4,342 |
| FY2022 | $12,550 | $56.2 million | 4,476 |
| FY2021 | $10,119 | $46.4 million | 4,583 |
| FY2020 | $10,478 | $49.0 million | 4,680 |
| FY2019 | $10,510 | $49.5 million | 4,712 |
| FY2018 | $10,172 | $49.5 million | 4,868 |
| FY2017 | $9,480 | $47.1 million | 4,969 |
| FY2016 | $9,239 | $45.5 million | 4,924 |
| FY2015 | $8,801 | $43.8 million | 4,971 |
| FY2014 | $8,584 | $43.1 million | 5,022 |
| FY2013 | $8,716 | $44.0 million | 5,053 |
| FY2012 | $8,430 | $42.8 million | 5,081 |
| FY2011 | $8,338 | $42.2 million | 5,056 |
| FY2010 | $8,748 | $44.8 million | 5,123 |
| FY2009 | $8,821 | $43.7 million | 4,959 |
| FY2008 | $8,823 | $42.7 million | 4,844 |
| FY2007 | $8,012 | $39.2 million | 4,892 |
| FY2006 | $7,475 | $35.5 million | 4,746 |
| FY2005 | $6,788 | $32.6 million | 4,805 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.3 million | 13.9% |
| State | $25.6 million | 34.5% |
| Local | $38.2 million | 51.6% |
| Total | $74.1 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Belton High | 1,258 |
| Belton Middle School | 641 |
| Cambridge Elementary | 501 |
| Gladden Elementary | 326 |
| Grace Early Child. Ed. Center | 228 |
| Kentucky Trail Elementary | 355 |
| Mill Creek Upper Elementary | 435 |
| Wilckens STEAM Academy @Hillcrest | 486 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- BELTON 124
- 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
- 2904620
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