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Blue Springs R-Iv School District, MO: schools, enrollment and spending

Blue Springs R-Iv School District runs 21 public schools with 14,657 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.6 students per teacher is 1.6 higher than the Missouri figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "BLUE SPRINGS R-IV".

At a glance

Schools
21
Students
14,657
Teachers (FTE)
1,001
Students per teacher
14.6
MO: 13.0 · US: 15.3
Address
1801 NW Vesper, Blue Springs, MO 64015
County
Jackson County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2905310
State district ID
MO-048068
Total staff (FTE)
2,404
School counselors (FTE)
54.0About 271 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
61.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.6
Missouri13.0
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (14,687), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$204.0 million
Federal revenue
$20.7 million
State revenue
$58.0 million
Local revenue
$125.3 million
Total spending
$205.5 million
Spending per pupil
$13,991
Salaries
$104.1 million50.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$161.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.1%
  • State: 28.4%
  • Local: 61.4%

Missouri overall

  • Federal: 11.8%
  • State: 28.7%
  • Local: 59.5%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,991
Missouri$14,065
United States$16,826

Schools in Blue Springs R-Iv School District

By level: 3 high, 4 middle, 13 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Blue Springs HighHigh9 to 122,42915.9
Blue Springs South HighHigh9 to 122,29918.2
Brittany Hill MiddleMiddle6 to 880714.4
Chapel Lakes ElementaryElementaryK to 560016.2
Cordill-Mason ElementaryElementaryK to 568113.6
Daniel Young ElementaryElementaryPK to 533013.2
Delta Woods MiddleMiddle6 to 883115.4
Franklin Smith ElementaryElementaryK to 540112.2
James Lewis ElementaryElementaryPK to 547312.8
James Walker ElementaryElementaryK to 545614.2
John Nowlin ElementaryElementaryK to 546013.9
Liggett Trail Education CenterOtherPK to 121598.0
Lucy Franklin ElementaryElementaryK to 553614.9
Moreland Ridge MiddleMiddle6 to 881314.5
Paul Kinder Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 891916.1
Sunny Pointe ElementaryElementaryK to 550613.3
Thomas J. Ultican ElementaryElementaryK to 541914.4
Valley View HighHigh8 to 120
Voy Spears Jr. ElementaryElementaryK to 554615.6
William Bryant ElementaryElementaryK to 552917.1
William Yates ElementaryElementaryK to 546313.6

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.