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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)
291846000993	151	Highland Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	21504 State Hwy 6	Lewistown	63452	Lewis County	Lewis County C-1	No	No	No	No	(573) 209-3215	387	32	12	41.3%	365 (94.3%)	8 (2.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,029			$400			$10,628	49.2	23.6	270	119
290643000161	152	Cabool High	Public	9-12	720 Peabody Avenue	Cabool	65689	Texas County	Cabool R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 962-3153	206	20	10.5	100.0%	193 (93.7%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,822			$3,245			$10,576	49.1			(n/a)
292301001317	153	Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	605 SE 12th	Oak Grove	64075	Jackson County	Oak Grove R-VI	No	No	No	No	(816) 690-4152	569	38	14.9	27.4%	494 (86.8%)	15 (2.6%)	37 (6.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	$11,414			$2,103			$9,311	48.9	54.1	111	42
291860001014	154	Licking High	Public	7-12	135 College Avenue	Licking	65542	Texas County	Licking R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 674-2711	401	29	13.7	100.2%	384 (95.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$10,259			$2,438			$7,821	48.8	19.6	280	126
292763001697	155	Osage High	Public	9-12	636 Hwy 42	Osage Beach	65065	Camden County	School Of The Osage	No	No	No	No	(573) 348-0115	676	42	16.2	37.3%	588 (87.0%)	19 (2.8%)	36 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	$11,060			$3,144			$7,916	48.5	66.1	62	93
292154001186	156	Liberty Senior High	Public	9-12	1101 Old Hwy 60	Mountain View	65548	Howell County	Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 934-2020	366	25	14.4	67.2%	338 (92.3%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,584			$1,239			$8,345	48.2	51.7	125	31
292961002048	157	Morgan County R-I High	Public	6-12	701 N Oak St	Stover	65078	Morgan County	Morgan County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 377-2218	429	28	15.4	100.0%	401 (93.5%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,162			$388			$9,773	48.2	55.5	102	55
291191000440	158	Farmington Senior High	Public	9-12	1 Black Knight Dr	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(573) 701-1310	1,325	82	16.1	41.7%	1,263 (95.3%)	18 (1.4%)	26 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	$10,275			$1,546			$8,729	48.1	58.7	87	71
291935001046	159	Woodland High	Public	9-12	18729 Jackal Drive	Marble Hill	63764	Bollinger County	Woodland R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 238-2663	273	19	14	61.9%	267 (97.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,288			$1,455			$10,833	48	54.1	110	49
292616001536	160	Reeds Spring High	Public	9-12	20277a State Hwy 413	Reeds Spring	65737	Stone County	Reeds Spring R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 272-8171	594	39	15.4	45.6%	521 (87.7%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (7.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	$13,816			$1,584			$12,232	47.9	64.1	71	89

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.