STATE FORMULA AID · 2016 TO 2026 · INFLATION ADJUSTED
68 districts with more buying power
These districts’ state formula aid could buy more in the completed 2025–26 school year than it could in 2015–16.
Both amounts use 2025 prices. We increase each 2016 payment by 34.1% to reflect rising prices, then compare it with the recorded FY2026 payment, using 2025 prices as an approximation. Full-year 2026 inflation is not yet available.
This is one part of school funding: foundation-formula aid plus the Classroom Trust Fund. These are district totals, not total school budgets or amounts per student. Student counts, needs, and funding rules may have changed. The change does not measure the 2016 law’s effect alone.
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Showing 68 districts. Sorted by largest percentage increase.
| District / county | 2016 aid, adjusted | 2026 aid | Dollar change | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDBERGH SCHOOLSSt. Louis County | $5,185,244 | $16,603,397 | +$11,418,153 | +220.2% |
| MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTSSt. Louis County | $1,825,201 | $3,888,786 | +$2,063,585 | +113.1% |
| ORCHARD FARM R-VSt. Charles County | $5,407,908 | $11,442,142 | +$6,034,234 | +111.6% |
| KIRKWOOD R-VIISt. Louis County | $3,896,220 | $8,138,922 | +$4,242,702 | +108.9% |
| KELSO C-7Scott County | $388,463 | $776,466 | +$388,003 | +99.9% |
| MORGAN CO. R-IMorgan County | $2,362,184 | $3,916,882 | +$1,554,698 | +65.8% |
| AFFTON 101St. Louis County | $3,937,649 | $6,294,758 | +$2,357,109 | +59.9% |
| STE. GENEVIEVE CO. R-IISte. Genevieve County | $3,143,376 | $4,874,356 | +$1,730,980 | +55.1% |
| STRAFFORD R-VIGreene County | $3,751,856 | $5,381,404 | +$1,629,548 | +43.4% |
| MID-BUCHANAN CO. R-VBuchanan County | $3,153,015 | $4,157,270 | +$1,004,255 | +31.9% |
| SALISBURY R-IVChariton County | $1,055,430 | $1,383,345 | +$327,915 | +31.1% |
| WEST PLATTE CO. R-IIPlatte County | $1,836,768 | $2,334,829 | +$498,061 | +27.1% |
| KNOB NOSTER R-VIIIJohnson County | $7,961,866 | $10,050,472 | +$2,088,606 | +26.2% |
| WEBSTER GROVESSt. Louis County | $7,833,171 | $9,641,483 | +$1,808,312 | +23.1% |
| BAYLESSSt. Louis County | $8,341,459 | $10,242,637 | +$1,901,178 | +22.8% |
| RITENOURSt. Louis County | $32,520,385 | $39,895,124 | +$7,374,739 | +22.7% |
| MARK TWAIN R-VIIITaney County | $337,640 | $413,193 | +$75,553 | +22.4% |
| WRIGHT CITY R-II OF WARREN CO.Warren County | $7,726,478 | $9,396,778 | +$1,670,300 | +21.6% |
| JACKSON R-IICape Girardeau County | $21,978,974 | $26,665,813 | +$4,686,839 | +21.3% |
| NORTH KANSAS CITY 74Clay County | $81,533,423 | $98,886,347 | +$17,352,924 | +21.3% |
| MEHLVILLE R-IXSt. Louis County | $19,945,146 | $23,701,135 | +$3,755,989 | +18.8% |
| SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-IBoone County | $8,801,287 | $10,433,178 | +$1,631,891 | +18.5% |
| CAPE GIRARDEAU 63Cape Girardeau County | $11,680,555 | $13,723,653 | +$2,043,098 | +17.5% |
| PARK HILLPlatte County | $41,397,678 | $47,769,602 | +$6,371,924 | +15.4% |
| LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIIIGreene County | $10,647,736 | $12,247,540 | +$1,599,804 | +15.0% |
| COLUMBIA 93Boone County | $69,881,092 | $79,861,238 | +$9,980,146 | +14.3% |
| LINCOLN R-IIBenton County | $2,401,018 | $2,726,783 | +$325,765 | +13.6% |
| ASH GROVE R-IVGreene County | $3,343,939 | $3,789,737 | +$445,798 | +13.3% |
| FAIR GROVE R-XGreene County | $6,228,755 | $7,048,224 | +$819,469 | +13.2% |
| JOPLIN SCHOOLSJasper County | $27,430,156 | $30,988,620 | +$3,558,464 | +13.0% |
| SILEX R-ILincoln County | $1,996,451 | $2,237,079 | +$240,628 | +12.1% |
| WEST PLAINS R-VIIHowell County | $10,058,183 | $11,257,286 | +$1,199,103 | +11.9% |
| RALLS CO. R-IIRalls County | $2,824,435 | $3,154,512 | +$330,077 | +11.7% |
| DADEVILLE R-IIDade County | $1,017,676 | $1,136,499 | +$118,823 | +11.7% |
| WARRENSBURG R-VIJohnson County | $14,471,262 | $15,990,891 | +$1,519,629 | +10.5% |
| AVENUE CITY R-IXAndrew County | $1,135,795 | $1,251,828 | +$116,033 | +10.2% |
| BOONVILLE R-ICooper County | $5,962,911 | $6,483,533 | +$520,622 | +8.7% |
| WENTZVILLE R-IVSt. Charles County | $83,214,111 | $90,425,384 | +$7,211,273 | +8.7% |
| PLATTE CO. R-IIIPlatte County | $17,525,399 | $18,996,471 | +$1,471,072 | +8.4% |
| FESTUS R-VIJefferson County | $16,751,897 | $18,069,199 | +$1,317,302 | +7.9% |
| ELDON R-IMiller County | $8,144,278 | $8,780,838 | +$636,560 | +7.8% |
| CONCORDIA R-IILafayette County | $1,393,630 | $1,496,933 | +$103,303 | +7.4% |
| CLINTONHenry County | $6,672,511 | $7,154,180 | +$481,669 | +7.2% |
| REPUBLIC R-IIIGreene County | $28,195,575 | $30,047,348 | +$1,851,773 | +6.6% |
| NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICTNewton County | $27,226,239 | $28,997,412 | +$1,771,173 | +6.5% |
| HALLSVILLE R-IVBoone County | $8,086,302 | $8,610,286 | +$523,984 | +6.5% |
| Nixa Public SchoolsChristian County | $34,490,854 | $36,689,429 | +$2,198,575 | +6.4% |
| OAK HILL R-IDent County | $954,407 | $1,014,236 | +$59,829 | +6.3% |
| JEFFERSON CO. R-VIIJefferson County | $2,354,814 | $2,498,546 | +$143,732 | +6.1% |
| OZARK R-VIChristian County | $31,106,213 | $32,758,463 | +$1,652,250 | +5.3% |
| SPRINGFIELD R-XIIGreene County | $78,209,404 | $82,201,834 | +$3,992,430 | +5.1% |
| CHADWICK R-IChristian County | $1,464,414 | $1,537,002 | +$72,588 | +5.0% |
| LONE JACK C-6Jackson County | $3,251,927 | $3,408,427 | +$156,500 | +4.8% |
| THAYER R-IIOregon County | $4,172,143 | $4,368,858 | +$196,715 | +4.7% |
| BRANSON R-IVTaney County | $15,038,278 | $15,689,557 | +$651,279 | +4.3% |
| ROCK PORT R-IIAtchison County | $972,885 | $1,009,641 | +$36,756 | +3.8% |
| FULTON 58Callaway County | $10,373,671 | $10,748,868 | +$375,197 | +3.6% |
| CARTHAGE R-IXJasper County | $31,286,430 | $32,342,685 | +$1,056,255 | +3.4% |
| SEDALIA 200Pettis County | $26,279,977 | $27,064,090 | +$784,113 | +3.0% |
| WEBB CITY R-VIIJasper County | $25,604,389 | $26,314,751 | +$710,362 | +2.8% |
| CLEVER R-VChristian County | $7,168,567 | $7,358,112 | +$189,545 | +2.6% |
| LEOPOLD R-IIIBollinger County | $1,031,933 | $1,055,350 | +$23,417 | +2.3% |
| MT. VERNON R-VLawrence County | $7,302,856 | $7,417,944 | +$115,088 | +1.6% |
| GRAIN VALLEY R-VJackson County | $25,830,578 | $26,064,495 | +$233,917 | +0.9% |
| MARYVILLE R-IINodaway County | $2,714,724 | $2,738,644 | +$23,920 | +0.9% |
| TROY R-IIILincoln County | $37,256,601 | $37,568,340 | +$311,739 | +0.8% |
| SUNRISE R-IXJefferson County | $2,143,788 | $2,147,298 | +$3,510 | +0.2% |
| GLASGOWHoward County | $1,175,778 | $1,176,006 | +$228 | +0.0% |
Source: DESE payment history and BLS annual-average CPI-U. One district lacks a 2026 record and is excluded from both lists. Dollar and percentage values are rounded. Federal-land and virtual-program notes appear in the individual district comparisons.