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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)
290867000254	341	Charleston High	Public	7-12	606 S. Thorn St	Charleston	63834	Mississippi County	Charleston R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 683-3761	331	30	11.2	97.0%	88 (26.6%)	218 (65.9%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$12,348			$1,689			$10,660	11.8	19.4	281	60
291052000352	342	Lakeland High	Public	7-12	12530 Lakeland School Dr	Deepwater	64740	Henry County	Lakeland R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 644-2223	191	16	11.8	53.4%	173 (90.6%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$9,902			$1,720			$8,182	11.8	23.9	268	74
292535001463	343	Pleasant Hope High	Public	9-12	303 N Main	Pleasant Hope	65725	Greene County	Pleasant Hope R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 267-2271	282	17	16.3	53.2%	267 (94.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,992			$2,454			$7,538	11.7	13.4	311	32
291666000910	344	Kingsville High	Public	7-12	101 E Adriatic	Kingsville	64061	Johnson County	Kingsville R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 597-3422	113	11	10.6	35.4%	104 (92.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$13,533			$3,223			$10,310	11.1			(n/a)
293211002255	345	Windsor High	Public	7-12	210 North St	Windsor	65360	Henry County	Henry County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 647-3106	326	26	12.4	48.5%	306 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,644			$1,465			$9,180	10.6	15.6	301	44
291926001043	346	Louisiana High	Public	9-12	3321 W Georgia St	Louisiana	63353	Pike County	Louisiana R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 754-6181	226	18	12.7	62.4%	170 (75.2%)	19 (8.4%)	20 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	$12,652			$3,245			$9,408	10.1	36.8	210	136
293081002128	347	Verona High	Public	7-12	101 E Ella St	Verona	65769	Lawrence County	Verona R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(833) 402-9580	195	19	10.2	77.4%	127 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (30.3%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,853			$8,584			$4,269	9.9	18	285	62
291788000957	348	Laquey R-V High	Public	7-12	27600 Hwy Aa	Laquey	65534	Pulaski County	Laquey R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 765-4051	312	25	12.2	52.6%	279 (89.4%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	$9,958			$632			$9,326	9.8			(n/a)
290573000120	349	Delta C-7 High	Public	7-12	20 Charger Ln	Deering	63840	Pemiscot County	Delta C-7	No	No	No	No	(573) 757-6611	85	10	8.7	54.1%	70 (82.4%)	9 (10.6%)	5 (5.9%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,977			$450			$12,527	9.2	14.7	306	43
291848001001	350	Lexington High	Public	9-12	2309 Aull Ln	Lexington	64067	Lafayette County	Lexington R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 259-4391	328	19	17.1	52.4%	269 (82.0%)	18 (5.5%)	22 (6.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)								8.8	12.3	321	29

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About our rankings:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.