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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)
291545000705	201	Scott City High	Public	9-12	3000 Main St	Scott City	63780	Scott County	Scott City R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 264-2131	276	22	12.7	43.8%	257 (93.1%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$11,425			$2,060			$9,365	41.5	50.3	133	68
292373001424	202	Raymore-Peculiar Senior High	Public	9-12	20801 School Rd	Peculiar	64078	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 892-1400	1,560	98	15.9	17.3%	1,134 (72.7%)	153 (9.8%)	125 (8.0%)	19 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (7.9%)	$11,542			$898			$10,643	41.5	54	113	89
290746000211	203	Carthage High School	Public	9-12	2600 South River	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 359-7020	1,634	86	19	60.3%	805 (49.3%)	8 (0.5%)	749 (45.8%)	13 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	47 (2.9%)	$11,416			$535			$10,881	41.5	39.3	202	1
291548000724	204	William Chrisman High	Public	9-12	1223 N Noland Rd	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5355	1,441	84	17.2	70.2%	906 (62.9%)	184 (12.8%)	256 (17.8%)	9 (0.6%)	12 (0.8%)	23 (1.6%)	51 (3.5%)	$11,722			$2,305			$9,417	41.4	44.9	167	37
292070001127	205	Scotland County High	Public	7-12	606 West Lovers Lane	Memphis	63555	Scotland County	Scotland County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 465-8901	245	24	10	38.4%	236 (96.3%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,640			$1,103			$12,537	41.2	49.8	138	67
291455000684	206	Hollister High	Public	9-12	2112 State Hwy Bb	Hollister	65672	Taney County	Hollister R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 243-4045	446	36	12.3	56.5%	354 (79.4%)	9 (2.0%)	52 (11.7%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$12,831			$1,757			$11,074	41.2	49.7	140	66
291092000373	207	Doniphan High	Public	9-12	5 Ball Park Rd	Doniphan	63935	Ripley County	Doniphan R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 996-3667	474	33	14.4	100.0%	439 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$11,382			$1,092			$10,289	41.1	33	230	23
292280001286	208	Oak Park High	Public	9-12	825 NE 79th Terr	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5320	1,744	99	17.6	45.5%	917 (52.6%)	235 (13.5%)	299 (17.1%)	44 (2.5%)	7 (0.4%)	43 (2.5%)	199 (11.4%)	$12,822			$688			$12,134	41	35.2	221	13
292364001406	209	Meadow Heights High	Public	9-12	14571 State Highway 72	Patton	63662	Bollinger County	Meadow Heights R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 866-2924	155	12	13.3	43.9%	151 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$9,337			$2,267			$7,070	40.8	29.6	250	41
292334001347	210	Owensville High	Public	9-12	3336 Hwy 19	Owensville	65066	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 646-4005	569	35	16	44.1%	518 (91.0%)	6 (1.1%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	$8,756			$1,496			$7,261	40.8	30.2	244	34

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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.