For each grade level below, the following tuition rates are recommended for the 2026-2027 fiscal year based on 2024-2025 data using the Tuition Rate Calculator tool provided by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:
Tuition rates for 2026-2027 by grade level and cost
| Grade Level |
Cost in $ |
| K-5 Grouping |
15,413.05 |
| 6-8 Grouping |
14,575.86 |
| 9-12 Grouping |
14,606.79 |
Pursuant to Missouri Revised Statute 167.131, in the event students are allowed to attend school in a district of the same or an adjoining county of an unaccredited school, the rate of tuition to be charged by the district attended and paid by the sending district is the per pupil cost of maintaining the district’s grade level grouping which includes the school attended. The cost of maintaining a grade level grouping shall be determined by the Board of Education of the district but in no case shall it exceed all amounts spent for teachers’ wages, incidental purposes, debt service, maintenance and replacements. The per pupil cost of the grade level grouping shall be determined by dividing the cost of maintaining the grade level grouping by the average daily pupil attendance. The calculation tool provided by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education was utilized to create the recommended rates.