The Belton School District is located in Cass County, Missouri, just 20 miles south of downtown Kansas City.  The District is a member of the Greater Kansas City Cooperating School Districts and Suburban Mid-6 Athletic Conference. The 10 campuses of the Belton School District include Grace Early Childhood Center (Birth to PreK), Cambridge, Gladden, and Kentucky Trail Elementary Schools (K-4), Hillcrest STEAM Academy (K-6), Mill Creek Upper Elementary (5-6), Belton Middle School (7-8), Belton High School (9-12), and BOSCO (K-12).  The District serves approximately 4,800 students.

 

Programs and services offered are broad-based and include childcare, Parents as Teachers, early childhood education (regular and special), in-district and out-district special education, gifted and talented education, vocational education, guidance, and career counseling, and more. A day treatment program is operated in the district at BOSCO. The Belton School District has recently been recognized at the national and state levels for several exemplary programs.

 
The District offers a broad range of co-curricular activities, including athletics, clubs, vocal and instrumental music, speech, debate, and more. Your child will enjoy the benefits of a safe, personalized education in a top-rated district fostering and accelerating a child's intellectual, physical, social, and career development.

The school district's commitment to encouraging and challenging each child to achieve is a philosophy espoused by the Board of Education and demonstrated throughout the district via our programs, people, students, and parental/community support.