Kansas City (MO) Schools — assets, returns and funding
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Kansas City (MO) Schools (Missouri) reported $663m of assets for fiscal year 2024, a one-year investment return of 5.5%, and was 68.5% funded — below the ~80% mark the industry reads as sound.
| Total assets (FY 2024) | $663m |
| 1-year return | 5.5% |
| 5-year return (annualised) | 5.5% |
| 10-year return (annualised) | 6.2% |
| Funded ratio (GASB) | 68.5% |
Compare Kansas City (MO) Schools with similar plans
The plans most worth reading Kansas City (MO) Schools against — similar in size, or invested in the same managers — side by side, each with its own page for the detail:
| Plan | Assets | 1-yr return | Funded ratio | Why comparable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Teachers | $55.6bn | 10.9% | 89.1% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri Local | $11.3bn | 6.4% | 92.3% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri State Employees | $9.4bn | 9.8% | 55.4% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri PEERS | $7.6bn | 10.9% | 89.9% | Same state — Missouri |
| Missouri DOT and Highway | $4.1bn | 12.7% | 75.7% | Same state — Missouri |
| Kansas City (MO) ERS | $1.2bn | 8.1% | 79.6% | Same state — Missouri |
Questions this page answers
How much does Kansas City (MO) Schools have in assets?
Kansas City (MO) Schools reported $663m in total assets for fiscal year 2024, as compiled by the Public Plans Database.
What return did Kansas City (MO) Schools make on its investments?
Kansas City (MO) Schools reported a 5.5% one-year investment return for fiscal year 2024, and 6.2% a year over the past ten years, per the Public Plans Database.
Is Kansas City (MO) Schools fully funded?
Kansas City (MO) Schools was 68.5% funded for fiscal year 2024 — below the ~80% mark many treat as reasonably sound. US public plans face no federal funding minimum, and actuaries add that the trend matters more than any single line (Public Plans Database).
See also: all tracked plans · how the private-equity funds these plans invest in have actually performed, from the plans' own disclosures: private market performance, and where plans' numbers diverge on the same fund.