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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)
292964002050	131	Strafford High	Public	9-12	211 W McCabe	Strafford	65757	Greene County	Strafford R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 736-7000	394	27	14.4	42.6%	353 (89.6%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$10,771			$541			$10,230	53.1	59.1	86	45
291230001981	132	Seckman Senior High	Public	9-12	2800 Seckman Rd	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1485	1,766	102	17.2	22.1%	1,605 (90.9%)	14 (0.8%)	70 (4.0%)	16 (0.9%)	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (2.9%)	$8,910			$681			$8,229	52.9	49.9	137	5
292289001309	133	Northwest High	Public	9-12	6005 Cedar Hill Rd	Cedar Hill	63016	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	No	(636) 274-0555	1,851	111	16.6	35.9%	1,651 (89.2%)	22 (1.2%)	86 (4.6%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (4.4%)	$10,465			$2,662			$7,803	52.5	50.6	131	2
292917001869	134	Central High	Public	9-12	116 Rebel Dr	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	Central R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 431-2616	641	38	16.9	54.3%	601 (93.8%)	20 (3.1%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,898			$1,925			$7,974	52.5	61.7	80	54
292112001162	135	Monett High	Public	9-12	One David Sippy Dr	Monett	65708	Barry County	Monett R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 235-5445	739	48	15.3	60.4%	370 (50.1%)	2 (0.3%)	308 (41.7%)	25 (3.4%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	23 (3.1%)	$13,255			$5,234			$8,022	52	51.3	126	9
291011000324	136	Conway High Schools	Public	7-12	726 W Jefferson Ave	Conway	65632	Laclede County	Laclede County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 589-2941	363	27	13.3	52.9%	342 (94.2%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,897			$758			$9,140	52	46.7	160	24
290537000092	137	Bolivar High	Public	9-12	1401 N Hwy D	Bolivar	65613	Polk County	Bolivar R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 326-5228	831	61	13.5	42.6%	774 (93.1%)	7 (0.8%)	8 (1.0%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	$11,595			$1,645			$9,950	52	50.8	128	9
291941001053	138	Macon Senior High	Public	9-12	702 N Missouri	Macon	63552	Macon County	Macon County R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 385-5748	418	28	14.9	36.6%	378 (90.4%)	14 (3.3%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$10,855			$625			$10,230	51.7	57.2	94	44
292886001786	139	Central High	Public, Magnet	6-12	423 E Central	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	Yes	No	No	(417) 523-9600	1,449	120	12	54.5%	916 (63.2%)	155 (10.7%)	157 (10.8%)	99 (6.8%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	112 (7.7%)	$12,410			$1,426			$10,985	51.2	39.5	199	60
290712000186	140	Central High	Public	9-12	1000 S Silver Springs Rd	Cape Girardeau	63703	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 335-8228	1,315	90	14.6	100.0%	646 (49.1%)	420 (31.9%)	90 (6.8%)	28 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	130 (9.9%)	$11,571			$3,016			$8,555	51.2	46.1	162	22

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.