PSRS of St. Louis administers pension and other benefits for teachers and regular employees of the St. Louis Public School System, employees of the Retirement System, approximately 10 charter schools in the City of St. Louis and certain teachers and regular employees of Harris-Stowe State College.
St. Louis Public School Retirement System Basics, by Plan
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2023)
Note: St. Louis Public School Retirement System has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
St. Louis Public School Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
0.9 |
| 2002 |
0.9 |
| 2003 |
1.0 |
| 2004 |
1.1 |
| 2005 |
1.1 |
| 2006 |
1.1 |
| 2007 |
1.2 |
| 2008 |
0.8 |
| 2009 |
0.9 |
| 2010 |
0.9 |
| 2011 |
0.9 |
| 2012 |
0.9 |
| 2013 |
1.0 |
| 2014 |
0.9 |
| 2015 |
0.9 |
| 2016 |
0.9 |
| 2017 |
0.9 |
| 2018 |
0.8 |
| 2019 |
0.9 |
| 2020 |
0.9 |
| 2021 |
1.0 |
| 2022 |
0.8 |
| 2023 |
0.8 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
St. Louis Public School Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
| 2022 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
| 2023 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2023 Membership for St. Louis Public School Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 5,000 |
4,226 |
1,025 |
10,251 |
1 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
St. Louis Public School Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
-29.2 |
942.2 |
| 2002 |
-30.5 |
853.6 |
| 2003 |
-40.7 |
989.1 |
| 2004 |
-48.0 |
1,060.6 |
| 2005 |
-62.4 |
1,061.5 |
| 2006 |
-65.8 |
1,124.5 |
| 2007 |
-76.5 |
1,151.0 |
| 2008 |
-81.7 |
809.8 |
| 2009 |
-64.4 |
891.6 |
| 2010 |
-69.5 |
937.6 |
| 2011 |
-68.9 |
868.1 |
| 2012 |
-69.2 |
896.5 |
| 2013 |
-63.1 |
962.7 |
| 2014 |
-60.8 |
936.9 |
| 2015 |
-62.5 |
868.7 |
| 2016 |
-63.0 |
850.2 |
| 2017 |
-60.9 |
914.1 |
| 2018 |
-53.0 |
819.4 |
| 2019 |
-54.0 |
893.0 |
| 2020 |
-55.2 |
914.8 |
| 2021 |
-53.1 |
972.8 |
| 2022 |
-52.0 |
817.9 |
| 2023 |
-51.2 |
849.0 |
2023 Cash Flows for St. Louis Public School Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 62.5 |
113.8 |
82.4 |
31.2 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
St. Louis Public School Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
St. Louis Public School Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
-3.1 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
-3.6 |
-2.0 |
| 2003 |
-4.1 |
-2.5 |
| 2004 |
-4.5 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-5.9 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-5.9 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
-6.6 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
-10.1 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
-7.2 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-7.4 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-7.9 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-7.7 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-6.6 |
-3.1 |
| 2014 |
-6.5 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-7.2 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-7.4 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-6.7 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-6.5 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-6.1 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-6.0 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-5.5 |
-2.1 |
| 2022 |
-6.4 |
-2.1 |
| 2023 |
-6.0 |
-2.1 |
