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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)
291201002691	81	Steam Academy At Msb High School	Public	9-12	201 Brotherton Ln	Ferguson	63135	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 506-9800	428	32	13.2	99.3%	76 (17.8%)	306 (71.5%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$13,945			$1,508			$12,437	65.3	69.1	52	29
290735000198	82	Carl Junction High School	Public	9-12	206 S Roney	Carl Junction	64834	Jasper County	Carl Junction R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 649-7081	975	66	14.8	35.7%	796 (81.6%)	13 (1.3%)	60 (6.2%)	9 (0.9%)	18 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	75 (7.7%)	$9,663			$3,074			$6,589	64.9	66.3	61	21
291110000383	83	East Carter County R-II High	Public	9-12	24 S Herren Ave	Ellsinore	63937	Carter County	East Carter County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 322-5653	184	16	11.7	58.7%	169 (91.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	$12,452			$967			$11,485	64.5	39.9	197	114
293150002186	84	Webb City High	Public	9-12	621 N Madison	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 673-6010	1,357	88	15.3	41.5%	1,113 (82.0%)	21 (1.5%)	109 (8.0%)	22 (1.6%)	11 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	76 (5.6%)	$9,939			$2,006			$7,933	63.2	69.3	51	33
291854003148	85	Liberty North High School	Public	9-12	1000 N.E. 104th Street	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5500	2,330	129	18.1	17.9%	1,802 (77.3%)	148 (6.4%)	179 (7.7%)	61 (2.6%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	129 (5.5%)	$11,153			$382			$10,771	63	52.7	120	35
293144002175	86	Waynesville Senior High	Public	9-12	200 G W Ln	Waynesville	65583	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 842-2400	1,693	91	18.5	34.8%	1,008 (59.5%)	190 (11.2%)	232 (13.7%)	37 (2.2%)	10 (0.6%)	40 (2.4%)	176 (10.4%)	$12,449			$377			$12,071	63	55.5	103	17
290558000104	87	Boonville High	Public	9-12	1 Pirate Drive	Boonville	65233	Cooper County	Boonville R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 882-7426	558	38	14.8	47.1%	460 (82.4%)	34 (6.1%)	24 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	$12,457			$1,465			$10,992	63	54.1	112	25
292787001716	88	Senath-Hornersville High School	Public	9-12	800 S State	Senath	63876	Dunklin County	Senath-Hornersville C-8	No	No	No	No	(573) 738-2661	202	17	12.1	100.0%	112 (55.4%)	1 (0.5%)	86 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$10,540			$2,338			$8,203	63	47.7	151	63
290594000139	89	Brookfield High	Public	9-12	124 Pershing Rd	Brookfield	64628	Linn County	Brookfield R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 258-7242	275	20	13.7	42.5%	253 (92.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$12,551			$690			$11,861	62.5	68.1	56	33
293027002069	90	Thayer Senior High	Public	7-12	401 E Walnut St	Thayer	65791	Oregon County	Thayer R-II	No	No	No	No	(417) 264-4600	345	28	12.3	51.9%	323 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$10,512			$334			$10,178	62.4	45.9	163	73

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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.
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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.