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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)
292880001779	161	Spokane High	Public	9-12	1123 Spokane Rd	Spokane	65754	Christian County	Spokane R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 443-3502	193	17	11.1	27.5%	173 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	$11,135			$1,757			$9,378	47.9	58.3	89	72
292757001693	162	Savannah High	Public	9-12	701 State Rte E	Savannah	64485	Andrew County	Savannah R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 324-3128	712	45	15.8	21.6%	658 (92.4%)	9 (1.3%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	$10,035			$445			$9,591	47.8	40.6	190	28
290603000145	163	Brunswick High	Public	7-12	1008 County Rd	Brunswick	65236	Chariton County	Brunswick R-II	No	No	No	No	(660) 548-3771	114	14	8.2	42.1%	97 (85.1%)	6 (5.3%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	$15,421			$2,144			$13,277	47.7			(n/a)
291165000420	164	Excelsior Springs High	Public	9-12	612 Tiger Dr	Excelsior Springs	64024	Clay County	Excelsior Springs 40	No	No	No	No	(816) 630-9210	787	49	16	36.6%	668 (84.9%)	12 (1.5%)	57 (7.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	$12,895			$327			$12,568	47.3	45.7	164
291428000646	165	Hermann High	Public	9-12	176 Bearcat Crossing	Hermann	65041	Gasconade County	Gasconade County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 486-5425	323	25	12.9	37.5%	305 (94.4%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$11,000			$1,875			$9,124	47.3	47.3	153	12
293111002163	166	Washington High School	Public	9-12	600 Blue Jay Drive	Washington	63090	Franklin County	Washington	No	No	No	No	(636) 231-2200	1,322	79	16.6	20.0%	1,241 (93.9%)	11 (0.8%)	31 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.3%)	$12,826			$2,083			$10,743	47.2	48	150	16
291635000787	167	Joplin High	Public	9-12	2104 Indiana Ave	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5230	2,233	120	18.5	50.1%	1,580 (70.8%)	115 (5.2%)	233 (10.4%)	41 (1.8%)	48 (2.1%)	33 (1.5%)	183 (8.2%)	$9,120			$2,051			$7,069	47.2	43.8	170	3
292874001776	168	Sparta High	Public	9-12	8520 State Hwy14e	Sparta	65753	Christian County	Sparta R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 634-3224	247	17	14.6	45.7%	237 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$10,187			$681			$9,507	47	36	216	48
293102002145	169	Warrensburg High	Public	9-12	1411 S Ridgeview Dr	Warrensburg	64093	Johnson County	Warrensburg R-VI	No	No	No	No	(660) 747-2262	992	67	14.8	25.3%	792 (79.8%)	39 (3.9%)	45 (4.5%)	18 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.2%)	83 (8.4%)	$11,602			$1,357			$10,245	46.8	57	96	73
292783001709	170	Smith-Cotton High School	Public	9-12	2010 Tiger Pride Boulevard	Sedalia	65301	Pettis County	Sedalia 200	No	No	No	No	(660) 851-5300	1,474	88	16.6	59.0%	952 (64.6%)	64 (4.3%)	317 (21.5%)	12 (0.8%)	9 (0.6%)	9 (0.6%)	111 (7.5%)	$9,967			$1,722			$8,245	46.8	52.5	121	49

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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.