Fort Osage R-I
A public school district in Independence, Missouri, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,718
- Students enrolled
- 356.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 795.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,731
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,718 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,031st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 43rd of 555 in Missouri. Larger than 88% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,731 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 22% 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
Fort Osage R-I spent $12,731 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,895 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 | $12,731 | $61.7 million | 4,846 |
| FY2022 | $11,979 | $57.5 million | 4,804 |
| FY2021 | $10,267 | $50.0 million | 4,872 |
| FY2020 | $10,367 | $52.3 million | 5,042 |
| FY2019 | $10,645 | $53.4 million | 5,019 |
| FY2018 | $10,648 | $54.0 million | 5,069 |
| FY2017 | $11,096 | $53.6 million | 4,835 |
| FY2016 | $10,397 | $52.9 million | 5,084 |
| FY2015 | $9,917 | $50.5 million | 5,092 |
| FY2014 | $10,377 | $50.9 million | 4,906 |
| FY2013 | $10,162 | $50.3 million | 4,950 |
| FY2012 | $10,018 | $49.4 million | 4,932 |
| FY2011 | $10,291 | $49.9 million | 4,849 |
| FY2010 | $10,977 | $52.6 million | 4,790 |
| FY2009 | $10,817 | $52.8 million | 4,880 |
| FY2008 | $10,153 | $49.9 million | 4,913 |
| FY2007 | $9,534 | $46.9 million | 4,923 |
| FY2006 | $8,541 | $42.4 million | 4,962 |
| FY2005 | $7,895 | $39.1 million | 4,946 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.3 million | 13.4% |
| State | $28.6 million | 37.4% |
| Local | $37.7 million | 49.2% |
| Total | $76.6 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Blue Hills Elementary | 357 |
| Buckner Elementary | 327 |
| Car. Tech. Center at FT. Osage | 0 |
| Cler-Mont Elementary | 298 |
| Early Childhood Center | 133 |
| Elm Grove Elementary | 305 |
| Fire Prairie Middle | 713 |
| Fort Osage High | 1,545 |
| Indian Trails Elementary | 365 |
| Lewis and Clark Learning Center | 0 |
| Osage Trail Middle | 675 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- FORT OSAGE R-I
- 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
- 2912290
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