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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)
292358001379	31	Central High	Public	9-12	369 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7900	1,244	82	15.2	13.3%	677 (54.4%)	199 (16.0%)	96 (7.7%)	192 (15.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (6.0%)	$13,921			$675			$13,246	78.4	64.5	69	38
292685001621	32	Eureka Senior High	Public	9-12	4525 Hwy 109	Eureka	63025	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-3100	1,712	104	16.4	10.0%	1,468 (85.7%)	96 (5.6%)	59 (3.4%)	39 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	43 (2.5%)	$11,644			$265			$11,378	77.6	71	48	16
293146002181	33	Weaubleau High	Public	7-12	509 N Center	Weaubleau	65774	Hickory County	Weaubleau R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 428-3368	160	14	11.7	54.4%	147 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$10,257			$4,654			$5,603	77.5			(n/a)
292358001394	34	South High	Public	9-12	801 Hanna Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7700	1,598	107	14.9	22.7%	1,024 (64.1%)	221 (13.8%)	87 (5.4%)	150 (9.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (7.1%)	$13,491			$723			$12,768	77.2	65.3	65	31
291260000526	35	Gainesville High	Public	7-12	422 Bulldog Drive	Gainesville	65655	Ozark County	Gainesville R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 679-4200	314	21	14.9	74.5%	307 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,319			$1,274			$9,045	75.9			(n/a)
291050000350	36	Desoto Senior High	Public	9-12	815 Amvets Dr	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Desoto 73	No	No	No	No	(636) 586-1085	848	52	16.1	33.7%	788 (92.9%)	8 (0.9%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.4%)	$10,461			$2,120			$8,341	75.8	71.3	46	10
292856001766	37	Southern Boone High	Public	9-12	14520 Crump Ln	Ashland	65010	Boone County	Southern Boone County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 657-2144	540	38	14.2	12.2%	492 (91.1%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$10,180			$541			$9,638	75.7	47.1	157	120
292151001182	38	Mountain Grove High	Public	9-12	420 N Main	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	444	27	16.5	54.1%	414 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)								75.6	63.6	73	35
291134000402	39	Eldon High	Public	9-12	101 S Pine St	Eldon	65026	Miller County	Eldon R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 392-8010	584	31	18.9	40.2%	559 (95.7%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,182			$2,685			$8,497	75.1	80.6	24	15
290001703394	40	Academie Lafayette Armour Ihs	Public, Charter	9-12	201 East Armour Boulevard	Kansas City	64113	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 800-8771	71	8	8.3	33.8%	36 (50.7%)	18 (25.4%)	10 (14.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.0%)	$19,625			$4,049			$15,576	74.7	74.7	35	5

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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

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

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.