Division of Financial & Administrative Services
Maps
Maps are provided purely for reference, please contact county authorities to obtain official school district boundary information.
Grievance
Who is in control of the school?
Under Missouri law (Section 171.011), the board of education for your school district is authorized to establish “all needful rules and regulations” to govern the operation of your school district.
Because the law gives such broad authority to your board of education, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does NOT have the power – in most cases – to get involved in disagreements between parents or patrons and school personnel.
News and Updates
Finance/Transportation/Governance Information
The School Finance Memo is a monthly memo that contains various topics relevant to school finances, budgeting, school transportation, and governance related issues.
Coronavirus Relief Information
DESE’s COVID-19 Federal Relief Fund Priorities
On June 30, 2022, Governor Parson signed the Fiscal Year 2023 state operating budget, approving historic investments in education. The Governor’s action also gave DESE the final approval of the department’s ESSER III spending plan, which details how the department will spend the 10 percent of funds set aside for state education agencies to address broad, large-scale K-12 initiatives and ensures the continuation and competition of several important lines of effort DESE has already began.