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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)
292523001456	61	Platte County High	Public	9-12	1501 Branch St	Platte City	64079	Platte County	Platte County R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 858-2822	1,330	82	16.1	21.4%	998 (75.0%)	109 (8.2%)	116 (8.7%)	30 (2.3%)	9 (0.7%)	9 (0.7%)	59 (4.4%)	$12,122			$282			$11,840	68.8	79.2	25	36
292016001073	62	Marion C. Early High	Public	9-12	5309 S Main	Morrisville	65710	Polk County	Marion C. Early R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 376-2216	161	13	12.1	39.8%	150 (93.2%)	4 (2.5%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$12,988			$1,954			$11,035	68.6	50.7	129	67
292160001189	63	Mount Vernon High	Public	9-12	400 W Hwy 174	Mount Vernon	65712	Lawrence County	Mt. Vernon R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 466-7526	458	31	14.6	36.9%	409 (89.3%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	$9,691			$1,012			$8,679	68.4	53.1	116	53
292005001070	64	Marceline High	Public	6-12	314 E Santa Fe	Marceline	64658	Linn County	Marceline R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 376-2411	204	16	12.8	30.9%	191 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$11,479			$135			$11,344	68	72.9	42	22
291908001030	65	Linn High	Public	6-12	141 Wildcat Drive	Linn	65051	Osage County	Osage County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 897-4216	350	27	13	36.6%	333 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$9,829			$962			$8,868	68	47.3	154	89
292001001067	66	Maplewood-Richmond Heights High	Public	9-12	7500 Lohmeyer Ave	Maplewood	63143	St. Louis County	Maplewood-Richmond Heights	No	No	No	No	(314) 644-4401	413	34	12.1	32.0%	238 (57.6%)	92 (22.3%)	28 (6.8%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	$17,246			$611			$16,635	68	65.7	64	2
292343001351	67	Ozark High	Public	9-12	1350 W Bluff Dr	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-5901	1,838	113	16.2	33.4%	1,622 (88.2%)	25 (1.4%)	93 (5.1%)	17 (0.9%)	17 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (3.3%)	$11,081			$2,396			$8,684	67.7	59.2	84	17
290059203205	68	Gateway Science Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	5049 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-4361	373	29	12.8	49.6%	222 (59.5%)	61 (16.4%)	30 (8.0%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.3%)	$12,923			$2,451			$10,472	67.5	66.4	60	8
291854001011	69	Liberty High	Public	9-12	200 Bluejay Dr	Liberty	64068	Clay County	Liberty 53	No	No	No	No	(816) 736-5340	1,997	122	16.3	21.9%	1,521 (76.2%)	111 (5.6%)	178 (8.9%)	70 (3.5%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (5.5%)	$12,188			$377			$11,811	67.3	74.9	33	36
291917001037	70	Logan-Rogersville High	Public	9-12	300 N Missouri Blvd	Rogersville	65742	Webster County	Logan-Rogersville R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(417) 753-2813	740	48	15.4	26.2%	694 (93.8%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$11,157			$2,044			$9,113	67.2	63	76	6

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.