At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
2,853
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
7
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$19,144
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$8,856
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 2,644
- Teachers (FTE)
- 218.14
- Student–teacher ratio
- 12.1:1
What current records say about UNIVERSITY CITY
UNIVERSITY CITY operates 7 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri. NCES reports 2,853 students and 227.88 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Missouri agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 74 of 517 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $19,144 in current expenditure per pupil and $8,856 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 43 of 517 in Missouri. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 16%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 227.88
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $48,530,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
UNIVERSITY CITY
UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 38.6719, -90.3360
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White10.9%
- Hispanic9.3%
- Black73.6%
- Asian1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial4.7%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in UNIVERSITY CITY
7 current directory entries
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Showing 1–7 of 7 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. | ElementaryKG–05 | 386 | 12.9:1 | |
| BRITTANY WOODS | Middle06–08 | 557 | 11.8:1 | |
| FLYNN PARK ELEM. | ElementaryKG–05 | 323 | 12.8:1 | |
| JACKSON PARK ELEM. | ElementaryKG–05 | 304 | 11.8:1 | |
| JULIA GOLDSTEIN EARLY CHILD. | OtherPK–PK | 123 | 10.3:1 | |
| PERSHING ELEM. | ElementaryKG–05 | 286 | 10.7:1 | |
| UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH | High09–12 | 874 | 14.3:1 |