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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)
292871001774	231	Southwest High	Public	9-12	529 E. Pineville Road	Washburn	65772	Barry County	Southwest R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 826-5413	262	16	16	56.1%	228 (87.0%)	3 (1.1%)	18 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$10,324			$2,801			$7,522	36.3			(n/a)
291371000599	232	Harrisburg High	Public	9-12	801 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 875-5602	204	17	12	37.3%	185 (90.7%)	4 (2.0%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,166			$1,732			$10,435	36.2	24.1	266	34
291383000625	233	Hazelwood West High	Public	9-12	1 Wildcat Ln	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-5800	2,042	108	18.8	54.3%	436 (21.4%)	1,341 (65.7%)	108 (5.3%)	39 (1.9%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (5.6%)	$11,169			$3,214			$7,955	36	29.8	248	15
292826001744	234	Sikeston Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Pine St	Sikeston	63801	Scott County	Sikeston R-6	No	No	No	No	(573) 472-8850	1,009	55	18.3	99.7%	542 (53.7%)	336 (33.3%)	47 (4.7%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (7.3%)	$11,834			$2,776			$9,058	35.8	35.6	219	15
293219002257	235	Winfield High	Public	9-12	3920 East Hwy 47	Winfield	63389	Lincoln County	Winfield R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 668-8130	511	35	14.7	39.3%	472 (92.4%)	5 (1.0%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$10,354			$523			$9,831	35.1	31.6	236	1
292706001648	236	Central High	Public	9-12	2602 Edmond	Saint Joseph	64501	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4080	1,728	93	18.5	40.5%	1,167 (67.5%)	136 (7.9%)	198 (11.5%)	47 (2.7%)	4 (0.2%)	32 (1.9%)	144 (8.3%)	$10,698			$355			$10,343	34.6	36.5	213	23
290059703277	237	Ewing Marion Kauffman High	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 Paseo Boulevard	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Ewing Marion Kauffman School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-5660	394	35	11.3	66.8%	10 (2.5%)	319 (81.0%)	39 (9.9%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)	$17,667			$2,690			$14,977	34.5	41.6	180	57
291827000972	238	Lebanon Senior High	Public	9-12	777 Brice St	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Lebanon R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 657-6600	1,474	81	18.2	50.3%	1,326 (90.0%)	15 (1.0%)	54 (3.7%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (4.6%)	$11,116			$2,279			$8,837	34.5	30.6	240	2
290705000180	239	Campbell High	Public	7-12	801 S State Rte 53	Campbell	63933	Dunklin County	Campbell R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 246-2576	262	20	13.4	63.4%	248 (94.7%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	$9,692			$2,240			$7,453	34.4			(n/a)
291255000524	240	Fulton Senior High	Public	9-12	1 Hornet Dr	Fulton	65251	Callaway County	Fulton 58	No	No	No	No	(573) 590-8100	678	44	15.5	33.2%	534 (78.8%)	56 (8.3%)	22 (3.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (8.0%)	$10,141			$1,629			$8,511	34.4	42.9	175	65

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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.

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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.