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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)
290651000168	71	California High	Public	9-12	1501 W Buchanan St	California	65018	Moniteau County	Moniteau County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 796-4911	446	32	13.7	37.4%	357 (80.0%)	4 (0.9%)	74 (16.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$10,743			$2,360			$8,383	66.9	64.8	68	3
292187501219	72	New Bloomfield High	Public	7-12	307 Redwood Dr	New Bloomfield	65063	Callaway County	New Bloomfield R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 491-3700	306	25	12.2	43.1%	291 (95.1%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$9,169			$1,203			$7,967	66.7	48.9	143	71
291425000639	73	Herculaneum High	Public	9-12	1 Blackcat Dr	Herculaneum	63048	Jefferson County	Dunklin R-V	No	No	No	No	(636) 479-5200	488	33	14.8	43.4%	442 (90.6%)	12 (2.5%)	15 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$11,329			$563			$10,766	66.4	63.3	75	2
290531000085	74	Blue Springs High	Public	9-12	2000 NW Ashton Dr	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3400	2,396	149	16	31.3%	1,533 (64.0%)	324 (13.5%)	253 (10.6%)	46 (1.9%)	11 (0.5%)	15 (0.6%)	214 (8.9%)	$12,145			$1,089			$11,056	66.3	63.3	74
291560000738	75	Jackson Senior High	Public	9-12	315 S Missouri	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 243-9513	1,848	106	17.3	34.3%	1,694 (91.7%)	42 (2.3%)	40 (2.2%)	14 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (2.9%)	$10,409			$575			$9,835	66.1	68.3	55	20
291830001481	76	Lee's Summit North High	Public	9-12	901 NE Douglas St	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3000	1,998	122	16.4	25.3%	1,148 (57.5%)	398 (19.9%)	207 (10.4%)	37 (1.9%)	8 (0.4%)	15 (0.8%)	185 (9.3%)	$12,395			$1,093			$11,302	66.1	73.1	41	35
291623003144	77	Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	7 Blue Jay Way	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 933-6900	323	22	14.5	20.7%	304 (94.1%)	6 (1.9%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$12,036			$509			$11,527	66.1	55.4	104	27
290531000170	78	Blue Springs South High	Public	9-12	1200 SE Adams Dairy Pkwy	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3500	2,308	123	18.6	24.7%	1,549 (67.1%)	339 (14.7%)	176 (7.6%)	59 (2.6%)	13 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	165 (7.1%)	$11,690			$991			$10,698	66	68.8	53	25
292517001448	79	Pilot Grove High	Public	7-12	107 School St	Pilot Grove	65276	Cooper County	Pilot Grove C-4	No	No	No	No	(660) 834-4415	129	13	9.7	16.3%	125 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$14,194			$1,528			$12,665	65.9			(n/a)
292886001804	80	Kickapoo High	Public	9-12	3710 S Jefferson	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-8500	1,918	100	19.1	29.7%	1,471 (76.7%)	84 (4.4%)	138 (7.2%)	99 (5.2%)	10 (0.5%)	7 (0.4%)	109 (5.7%)	$11,285			$1,457			$9,828	65.7	54.7	106	26

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.