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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)
290100000300	111	David H. Hickman High	Public	9-12	1104 N Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3000	2,035	122	16.6	36.1%	1,209 (59.4%)	389 (19.1%)	154 (7.6%)	78 (3.8%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	200 (9.8%)	$13,417			$477			$12,940	56.6	54.4	108	3
291365000595	112	Hannibal Senior High	Public	9-12	4500 McMasters Ave	Hannibal	63401	Marion County	Hannibal 60	No	No	No	No	(573) 221-2733	1,050	71	14.8	49.6%	874 (83.2%)	88 (8.4%)	20 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.0%)	$11,240			$519			$10,721	56.5	47.4	152	40
292685000665	113	Rockwood Summit Senior High	Public	9-12	1780 Hawkins Rd	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6800	1,215	78	15.6	18.2%	983 (80.9%)	96 (7.9%)	49 (4.0%)	41 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.6%)	$12,202			$277			$11,925	56.4	54.2	109	4
292295001313	114	Norwood High	Public	7-12	675 N Hawk Ave	Norwood	65717	Wright County	Norwood R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 746-4101	173	20	8.5	53.8%	162 (93.6%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$12,800			$1,502			$11,298	56.4			(n/a)
292529001458	115	Plattsburg High	Public	9-12	800 W Frost St	Plattsburg	64477	Clinton County	Clinton County R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 539-2184	187	18	10.3	35.8%	141 (75.4%)	6 (3.2%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	30 (16.0%)	$15,219			$629			$14,590	56			(n/a)
291199000448	116	Fayette High	Public	9-12	510 Cleveland Ave	Fayette	65248	Howard County	Fayette R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 248-2124	201	18	10.9	38.8%	169 (84.1%)	13 (6.5%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.0%)	$11,006			$603			$10,403	55.9			(n/a)
291674000916	117	Kirksville Senior High	Public	9-12	1300 S Cottage Grove	Kirksville	63501	Adair County	Kirksville R-III	No	No	No	No	(660) 665-4631	763	45	16.8	34.5%	654 (85.7%)	42 (5.5%)	30 (3.9%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	$10,455			$2,032			$8,423	55.7	57	95	22
293207002245	118	Willow Springs High	Public	9-12	215 W Fourth St	Willow Springs	65793	Howell County	Willow Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 469-2114	401	35	11.3	48.6%	372 (92.8%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,917			$1,671			$10,246	55.5	32.4	232	114
292533001461	119	Pleasant Hill High	Public	9-12	1 Rooster Way	Pleasant Hill	64080	Cass County	Pleasant Hill R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 540-3111	720	46	15.7	17.5%	642 (89.2%)	5 (0.7%)	40 (5.6%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.2%)	$10,308			$726			$9,582	55.5	40.6	189	70
292952002044	120	Stockton High	Public	9-12	#1 Tiger Dr	Stockton	65785	Cedar County	Stockton R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 276-8806	288	25	11.4	38.5%	259 (89.9%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	$12,235			$3,262			$8,973	55.4	56.7	97	23

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.