Ballotpedia covers tens of thousands of school board elections across the United States each year. This page contains links to this state's school districts where Ballotpedia is covering elections in 2026. The following table lists districts that overlap with the nation's100 largest cities or that are among the nation's200 largest school districts and for which Ballotpedia providescomprehensive coverage.

Editor's note: Some school districts choose to cancel the primary election, or both the primary and general election, if the number of candidates who filed does not meet a certain threshold. The table below does not reflect which primary or general elections were canceled. Please click through to each school district's page for more information.

Recalls

See also:Recall campaigns in Missouri andSchool board recalls

State profile

Presidential voting pattern

See also:Presidential voting trends in Missouri

Missourivoted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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The following charts show the total number of school board races and candidates covered by Ballotpedia each year since 2023.

Election data analysis

School board election data analysis, 2025

The following analysis includes school districts that overlap with the nation's100 largest cities or that are among the nation's200 largest school districts and for which Ballotpedia providescomprehensive coverage.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections for 26 seats in 11 school districts in Missouri in 2025. Below are some statistics about what happened in those elections. To read the full report on school board election analysis across the country in 2025,click here.

• 55 candidates ran for election, an average of 2.1 candidates per seat.
• 62% of school board incumbents ran for re-election, leaving 38% of the seats open for newcomers.
• 81% of incumbents were elected to new seats, winning 50% of the seats up for election.
• Non-incumbent candidates won 13 of the seats.
• 38% of seats up for election were unopposed.