Our education profiles coalesce and analyze district, state and national data to create useful reviews of Missouri schools. Our Missouri Education Profiles highlight relevant figures and trends at the state level, while comparing our numbers to those of our neighboring states and the nation. We also produce area-specific profiles documenting important education statistics and issues specific to Saint Louis and Kansas City.
We used data from the 2021-22 school year to cover topics including Missouri’s teacher workforce, student enrollment and attendance, test scores, college outcomes, and education funding. This profile also includes a special SLU/YouGov Poll featuring Missouri voters’ opinions on education issues.
Key takeaways include:
Missouri is hiring more new teachers, but fewer candidates are completing teacher preparation programs.
Student attendance rates dropped to the lowest point in the last decade, while student discipline rates rose to their highest levels in the same period.
Achievement gaps in state test scores remain unchanged, as the proportion of students who scored proficient/advanced was higher for White students than it was for Black students, by roughly 30 percentage points.
Missouri Education Profile 2020
Check out the highlights on Missouri's school characteristics and academic performance from the 2017-18 school year compared to surrounding states and the nation.
(image c/o David Mark from Pixabay)
Published November 2020
Kansas City Education Profile 2020
Check out highlights on COVID re-opening plans, school characteristics, and community data for the Kansas City Region.
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Available now!
St. Louis Education Profile 2020
Check out highlights on COVID re-opening plans, school characteristics, and community data for the St. Louis Region.
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Available now!
Missouri Education Profile 2019
Check out the highlights on Missouri's school characteristics and academic performance from the 2017-18 school year compared to surrounding states and the nation.
Published April 2019
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Kansas City Education Profile
Check out the highlights from the 2017-18 academic year for students, funding, and teachers in the traditional public and public charter school districts in the greater Kansas City region.
Published May 2019
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St. Louis Education Profile
Check out the highlights from the 2017-18 academic year for students, funding, and teachers in the traditional public and public charter school districts in St. Louis City and County.
Published May 2019
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Bootheel Education Profile
Check out the highlights from the 2017-18 academic year for students, funding, and teachers in the traditional public school districts in 6 counties in the Missouri Bootheel.
Published June 2019
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