Clayton
A public school district in Clayton, Missouri, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,367
- Students enrolled
- 240.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 463.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,526
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,367 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,984th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 92nd of 555 in Missouri. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,526 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 83% 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
Clayton spent $23,526 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $13,893 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 | $23,526 | $55.3 million | 2,351 |
| FY2022 | $22,162 | $52.9 million | 2,385 |
| FY2021 | $20,274 | $51.0 million | 2,514 |
| FY2020 | $19,330 | $50.4 million | 2,609 |
| FY2019 | $19,050 | $50.4 million | 2,644 |
| FY2018 | $17,971 | $50.0 million | 2,784 |
| FY2017 | $21,268 | $47.9 million | 2,254 |
| FY2016 | $20,363 | $46.4 million | 2,280 |
| FY2015 | $20,135 | $44.9 million | 2,228 |
| FY2014 | $17,236 | $44.6 million | 2,587 |
| FY2013 | $21,342 | $44.5 million | 2,086 |
| FY2012 | $18,425 | $46.4 million | 2,517 |
| FY2011 | $18,116 | $45.5 million | 2,509 |
| FY2010 | $18,044 | $44.7 million | 2,478 |
| FY2009 | $16,661 | $43.4 million | 2,605 |
| FY2008 | $16,012 | $41.5 million | 2,590 |
| FY2007 | $14,978 | $39.9 million | 2,666 |
| FY2006 | $14,866 | $37.6 million | 2,529 |
| FY2005 | $13,893 | $36.5 million | 2,628 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.2 million | 1.5% |
| State | $2.4 million | 3.1% |
| Local | $71.9 million | 95.3% |
| Total | $75.4 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Clayton High | 788 |
| Family Center | 0 |
| Glenridge Elementary | 321 |
| Meramec Elementary | 368 |
| Ralph M. Captain Elementary | 286 |
| Wydown Middle | 604 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- CLAYTON
- 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
- 2909720
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