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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)
292754001686	171	Sarcoxie High	Public	6-12	101 S 17th St	Sarcoxie	64862	Jasper County	Sarcoxie R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 548-2153	397	31	12.9	66.8%	318 (80.1%)	7 (1.8%)	50 (12.6%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	$11,111			$2,963			$8,148	46.6	56.1	100	71
290738000202	172	Carrollton Senior High	Public	9-12	300 E Ninth St	Carrollton	64633	Carroll County	Carrollton R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(660) 542-1276	248	19	12.9	35.5%	231 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$18,141			$2,289			$15,852	46.6	33.5	226	54
292892001848	173	St. Charles High	Public	9-12	725 N Kingshighway St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4100	785	71	11.1	30.7%	563 (71.7%)	107 (13.6%)	100 (12.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	$17,505			$1,185			$16,321	46.6	64.4	70	103
291218000485	174	Fordland High	Public	9-12	1248 School St	Fordland	65652	Webster County	Fordland R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 767-4555	198	18	11.2	32.8%	184 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$7,182			$1,822			$5,359	46.4			(n/a)
291356000578	175	Hallsville High	Public	9-12	421 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 696-5512	447	28	15.9	28.0%	398 (89.0%)	9 (2.0%)	11 (2.5%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$9,628			$1,167			$8,461	46.2	58.3	88	87
291029000333	176	Crane High	Public	7-12	209 Pirate Ln	Crane	65633	Stone County	Crane R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 723-5300	234	21	11	48.7%	229 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$11,013			$694			$10,319	46			(n/a)
292925001872	177	St. James High	Public	9-12	101 E Scioto	Saint James	65559	Phelps County	St. James R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 265-2300	508	38	13.5	54.1%	474 (93.3%)	11 (2.2%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,320			$3,922			$8,397	46	44.7	168	9
292565001508	178	Puxico High	Public	9-12	481 N Bedford St	Puxico	63960	Stoddard County	Puxico R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 222-3175	209	18	11.6	51.2%	198 (94.7%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$10,021			$1,068			$8,952	45.5			(n/a)
291140000407	179	Elsberry High	Public	9-12	138 Tomahawk Dr	Elsberry	63343	Lincoln County	Elsberry R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 898-5554	248	17	14.2	23.4%	220 (88.7%)	4 (1.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$11,739			$1,274			$10,465	45.5	56.3	99	80
292100001148	180	Miller High	Public	7-12	110 W 6th St	Miller	65707	Lawrence County	Miller R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 452-3271	271	18	15.1	62.0%	251 (92.6%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	$9,889			$1,633			$8,256	45.4	22.7	275	95

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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.