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Missouri Lost 20,068 Students in a Single Year
Springfield lost 1,539 students in fall 2022. Not over several years. In a single enrollment count. It was the largest one-year drop of any district in Missouri, and Springfield was not alone: 397 of ...
Missouri Public Schools Just Hit Their Lowest Enrollment in at Least 25 Years
The number on the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's enrollment report is one that no superintendent, school board member, or state legislator wanted to see: 855,081 students ...
Missouri Publishes 2025-26 Enrollment Data
A year ago, Missouri's enrollment was already heading the wrong direction. The state lost 5,580 students between 2023-24 and 2024-25, continuing a slide that had started well before the pandemic. Some...