Total enrollment
4,230
-638 (-13%) vs SY 2017-18
8 schools in Belton
Missouri · Public K-12
Belton's public-school directory totals 8 schools, with student enrollment near 4,230 (5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
7-year change in Belton
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
-1 (-11%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
59%
was 68%
% Hispanic
18%
was 16%
% Black
12%
was 8%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELTON HIGH | High | 09-12 | 1,258 |
| BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 07-08 | 641 |
| CAMBRIDGE ELEM. | Elementary | KG-04 | 501 |
| GLADDEN ELEM. | Elementary | KG-04 | 326 |
| GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR. | Elementary | PK-PK | 228 |
| KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. | Elementary | KG-04 | 355 |
| MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM. | Middle | 05-06 | 435 |
| Wilckens STEAM Acad @Hillcrest | Elementary | KG-06 | 486 |
About Belton
Belton is a mid-sized Missouri city in terms of public-school footprint, with 8 schools and 4,230 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city comprises 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 529, above the state mean of about 382.
Looking at the last 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Belton has fell 13% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 4,868 students to 4,230. The school count fell from 9 to 8 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the White share of enrollment contracted from 68% to 59%.
On this page, the community for Belton discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.