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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 378)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
291785000954	321	Lamar High	Public	9-12	202 W 7th	Lamar	64759	Barton County	Lamar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 682-5571	374	27	13.7	40.1%	318 (85.0%)	5 (1.3%)	23 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	$12,776			$1,680			$11,096	17.1	38.9	205	116
290498000063	322	Bevier High	Public	9-12	400 Bloomington St	Bevier	63532	Macon County	Bevier C-4	No	No	No	No	(660) 773-5213	73	8	9.6	47.9%	70 (95.9%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,474			$4,488			$8,986	16.7			(n/a)
292958002046	323	Stoutland High	Public	7-12	7584 State Road T	Stoutland	65567	Laclede County	Stoutland R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 286-3711	166	18	9	58.4%	158 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$11,300			$733			$10,568	16.7			(n/a)
291640000862	324	Paseo Acad. Of Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	7-12	4747 Flora Ave	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-3525	677	60	11.3	100.0%	68 (10.0%)	322 (47.6%)	255 (37.7%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	14 (2.1%)	$18,946			$3,790			$15,156	16	13.3	312	12
292706001660	325	Lafayette High	Public	9-12	412 Highland Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4220	680	50	13.4	100.0%	441 (64.9%)	57 (8.4%)	80 (11.8%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	81 (11.9%)	$12,914			$781			$12,133	15.6	13	315	10
292331001342	326	Otterville High	Public	6-12	101 W Georgetown St	Otterville	65348	Cooper County	Otterville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(660) 366-4621	104	12	8.7	35.6%	99 (95.2%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$16,560			$1,116			$15,444	15.4			(n/a)
292970003403	327	Moca-S	Public, Alternative	K-12	205 Park Central East Ste 203	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Sturgeon R-V	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(417) 616-3159	1,747	0		56.0%	1,138 (65.1%)	270 (15.5%)	124 (7.1%)	13 (0.7%)	24 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	173 (9.9%)								15.4	10.9	325	2
292142001177	328	Scott County Central High	Public	7-12	20794 Us Hwy 61	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Scott County Central	No	No	No	No	(573) 471-2001	121	14	8.6	100.0%	80 (66.1%)	26 (21.5%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.9%)	$12,779			$1,578			$11,201	15.3			(n/a)
291317003411	329	Missouri Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	11470 Hwy C	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Grandview R-II	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(636) 944-3941	2,652	0		42.0%	1,609 (60.7%)	758 (28.6%)	222 (8.4%)	19 (0.7%)	33 (1.2%)	11 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								15.2	9.1	328	1
292511001441	330	Pierce City High	Public	9-12	300 Myrtle St	Pierce City	65723	Lawrence County	Pierce City R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 476-2515	204	18	11.3	36.3%	181 (88.7%)	7 (3.4%)	10 (4.9%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,104			$1,529			$7,575	15.1			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAP Mathematics, MAP Science, MAP English Language Arts, MAP Algebra I, MAP Biology I, MAP English II, MAP Algebra II, MAP English I, MAP Geometry, MAP Government, MAP American History, MAP Physics test scores released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 26, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.