The Public School Retirement System of Missouri administers pension and other benefits for certificated employees of public school districts and state community colleges. St. Louis and Kansas City maintain separate teacher plans. The System is administered jointly with the Public Education Employees Retirement System (PEERS) of Missouri. Both systems are overseen by a common board and administered by a common staff.
Missouri Public Schools Retirement System Basics, by Plan
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2021)
Note: Missouri Public Schools Retirement System has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Missouri Public Schools Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
21.8 |
| 2002 |
21.0 |
| 2003 |
21.7 |
| 2004 |
24.0 |
| 2005 |
25.8 |
| 2006 |
27.9 |
| 2007 |
32.0 |
| 2008 |
30.0 |
| 2009 |
23.7 |
| 2010 |
26.2 |
| 2011 |
31.0 |
| 2012 |
30.8 |
| 2013 |
33.7 |
| 2014 |
38.2 |
| 2015 |
38.8 |
| 2016 |
38.3 |
| 2017 |
41.7 |
| 2018 |
44.0 |
| 2019 |
45.6 |
| 2020 |
45.8 |
| 2021 |
57.1 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Missouri Public Schools Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2021 Membership for Missouri Public Schools Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 128,516 |
100,751 |
16,630 |
249,530 |
535 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Missouri Public Schools Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
-114.2 |
21,793.7 |
| 2002 |
-178.3 |
20,988.5 |
| 2003 |
-209.6 |
21,725.8 |
| 2004 |
-288.6 |
24,038.6 |
| 2005 |
-361.2 |
25,807.5 |
| 2006 |
-350.7 |
27,890.5 |
| 2007 |
-424.3 |
31,964.8 |
| 2008 |
-438.2 |
30,010.7 |
| 2009 |
-517.6 |
23,702.9 |
| 2010 |
-527.7 |
26,160.2 |
| 2011 |
-663.6 |
31,018.9 |
| 2012 |
-727.7 |
30,781.3 |
| 2013 |
-821.7 |
33,691.9 |
| 2014 |
-936.4 |
38,226.9 |
| 2015 |
-1,016.7 |
38,821.1 |
| 2016 |
-1,103.3 |
38,311.3 |
| 2017 |
-1,173.8 |
41,726.7 |
| 2018 |
-1,252.6 |
44,029.3 |
| 2019 |
-1,332.7 |
45,612.3 |
| 2020 |
-1,422.5 |
45,829.1 |
| 2021 |
-1,478.2 |
57,073.7 |
2021 Cash Flows for Missouri Public Schools Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 1,786.7 |
3,264.9 |
12,722.7 |
11,244.5 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Missouri Public Schools Retirement System
2001-2021
| Fiscal Year |
Missouri Public Schools Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
-0.5 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
-0.8 |
-2.4 |
| 2003 |
-1.0 |
-2.6 |
| 2004 |
-1.2 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-1.4 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-1.3 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
-1.3 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-1.5 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
-2.2 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-2.0 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-2.1 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-2.4 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-2.4 |
-3.2 |
| 2014 |
-2.4 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-2.6 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-2.9 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-2.8 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-2.8 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-2.9 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-3.1 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-2.6 |
-2.1 |
