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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)
291376000605	101	Harrisonville High	Public	9-12	1504 E Elm	Harrisonville	64701	Cass County	Harrisonville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(816) 380-3273	763	45	16.9	28.3%	648 (84.9%)	9 (1.2%)	53 (6.9%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.5%)	$11,860			$329			$11,532	59.7	65.3	66	35
292843001757	102	South Callaway High	Public	9-12	10135 State Rd C	Mokane	65059	Callaway County	South Callaway County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 676-5225	237	23	10.4	32.5%	222 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$13,107			$169			$12,938	59.7	49.7	139	37
293210002253	103	Windsor High	Public	9-12	6208 Hwy 61-67	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Windsor C-1	No	No	No	No	(636) 464-4429	874	57	15.4	27.1%	784 (89.7%)	15 (1.7%)	45 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.0%)	$10,136			$1,318			$8,818	59.3	35.6	218	115
292358001393	104	North High	Public	9-12	12860 Fee Fee Rd	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7600	1,013	73	13.8	32.5%	384 (37.9%)	387 (38.2%)	74 (7.3%)	78 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	83 (8.2%)	$14,409			$1,152			$13,257	58.4	50.2	134	30
291619003346	105	Capital City High School	Public	9-12	1650 Cavalier Drive	Jefferson City	65109	Cole County	Jefferson City	No	No	No	No	(573) 659-3286	1,317	97	13.6	43.6%	805 (61.1%)	253 (19.2%)	133 (10.1%)	27 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (7.3%)	$10,184			$1,288			$8,896	57.6	50.6	130	25
291125000391	106	East Buchanan High	Public	9-12	100 Smith St	Gower	64454	Clinton County	East Buchanan County C-1	No	No	No	No	(816) 424-6460	267	19	14.2	17.2%	248 (92.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$12,755			$446			$12,309	57.5	53.2	115	9
293036002080	107	Trenton High School	Public	9-12	1415 Oklahoma Ave	Trenton	64683	Grundy County	Trenton R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(660) 359-2291	316	23	13.6	39.9%	297 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,307			$3,259			$10,048	57.2	40	195	88
291484000688	108	Houston High	Public	9-12	206 W Spruce St	Houston	65483	Texas County	Houston R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 967-3024	364	29	12.3	50.8%	335 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$12,793			$4,129			$8,664	57	48.8	144	36
292043001090	109	Marshfield High	Public	9-12	370 State Hwy Dd	Marshfield	65706	Webster County	Marshfield R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 859-2120	896	63	14.2	29.2%	799 (89.2%)	4 (0.4%)	52 (5.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	$10,300			$1,068			$9,232	56.7	53.6	114	5
290405000036	110	Ava High	Public	9-12	507 North Spring Street	Ava	65608	Douglas County	Ava R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 683-5747	424	28	15.3	49.3%	395 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	$9,392			$2,966			$6,427	56.7	63.7	72	38

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.