Best Public Schools in Bourbon, MO

Summary:

The city of Bourbon, Missouri has 3 public schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The schools are part of the Crawford County R-I District, which is ranked 279 out of 386 districts in the state and has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Bourbon Elementary School serves grades PK-4 and has 344 students. It has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and has seen its statewide ranking decline from 628 out of 908 Missouri elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 535 out of 906 in 2023-2024. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% and its math and reading proficiency scores are below the state averages. Bourbon High School serves grades 9-12 and has 271 students. It has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and its statewide ranking has dropped from 179 out of 361 Missouri high schools in 2021-2022 to 300 out of 378 in 2023-2024. The high school has a 91.3% four-year graduation rate and a 2.8% dropout rate, but its math and science proficiency scores are well below the state averages.

The standout school in the Bourbon area is Bourbon Middle School, which serves grades 5-8 and has 245 students. It has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and has seen its statewide ranking improve from 172 out of 454 Missouri middle schools in 2020-2021 to 42 out of 459 in 2022-2023. The middle school has strong proficiency scores in math, science, and English language arts that exceed the state averages.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)				MAP Science (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)			MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bourbon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	357 Jost Street	Bourbon	65441	Crawford County	Crawford County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 732-5365	331	27	12.3	55.0%	306 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	42.6	535^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.9%		29.6	662^nd of 898 public elementary schools	26.3%	127	38.7	31.7					43.2	35.9				$10,055	$2,741	$7,314
Bourbon High School	Public	9-12	1500 S Old Highway 66	Bourbon	65441	Crawford County	Crawford County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 732-5615	273	21	12.7	42.5%	258 (94.5%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	21.5	300^th of 378 public high schools	20.6%		33.1	229^th of 352 public high schools	34.9%	71										14.1	23.6	$10,361	$645	$9,716
Bourbon Middle School	Public	5-8	363 Jost Street	Bourbon	65441	Crawford County	Crawford County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 732-4424	239	20	11.6	54.0%	221 (92.5%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)			29.6	37.2	56.6	41.7			54.0			$10,742	$1,577	$9,164

Cities Near Bourbon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sullivan	5.37 mi	6	82^nd
Cuba	10.53 mi	3	158^th
Steelville	14.05 mi	3	283^rd
Saint Clair	15.98 mi	5	271^st
Gerald	17.49 mi	1	342^nd

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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.

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