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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)
291362000583	181	Hancock Senior High	Public	9-12	229 W Ripa Ave	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	No	(314) 544-1300	375	28	13.5	100.0%	207 (55.2%)	85 (22.7%)	32 (8.5%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.7%)	$13,298			$2,191			$11,107	45.2	43.4	172	9
293033002073	182	Tipton High	Public	9-12	400 S. Gravois Ave.	Tipton	65081	Moniteau County	Tipton R-VI	No	No	No	No	(660) 433-5528	190	16	12.2	35.8%	178 (93.7%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,963			$3,834			$8,129	45.1			(n/a)
291446000678	183	Holcomb High	Public	7-12	102 S Cherry	Holcomb	63852	Dunklin County	Holcomb R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 792-3362	216	19	11.5	100.0%	179 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,772			$3,204			$7,568	45			(n/a)
290057403183	184	Lift For Life Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1731 S Broadway	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lift For Life Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2337	345	31	11	100.0%	4 (1.2%)	338 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,714			$1,977			$11,737	44.8	24.4	264	80
291128000397	185	Knox County High	Public	6-12	55701 State Hwy 6	Edina	63537	Knox County	Knox County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 397-2231	226	25	9	64.6%	215 (95.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$15,892			$3,573			$12,319	44.8			(n/a)
290291000009	186	Affton High	Public	9-12	8309 Mackenzie Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	No	(314) 638-6330	739	50	14.6	29.9%	522 (70.6%)	76 (10.3%)	52 (7.0%)	33 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.3%)	$13,150			$262			$12,888	44.7	43.3	173	13
291266000530	187	Gallatin High	Public	9-12	602 S Olive	Gallatin	64640	Daviess County	Gallatin R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 663-2171	156	16	9.8	37.8%	151 (96.8%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,102			$2,282			$10,820	44.6			(n/a)
292793001721	188	Seymour High	Public	9-12	625 E Clinton Ave	Seymour	65746	Webster County	Seymour R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 935-4508	231	20	11.7	49.8%	204 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$12,718			$1,985			$10,733	44.2	39.9	196	8
292184001214	189	Nevada High	Public	9-12	800 W Hickory St	Nevada	64772	Vernon County	Nevada R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 448-2020	768	46	16.8	45.7%	683 (88.9%)	11 (1.4%)	39 (5.1%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	$10,277			$1,142			$9,135	43.8	40.5	193	4
291638000797	190	Clark County High	Public	9-12	680 E Main	Kahoka	63445	Clark County	Clark County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 727-2205	310	24	13.1	46.5%	298 (96.1%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$11,393			$3,995			$7,398	43.5	45	166	24

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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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Educational resources:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.