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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)
292307001321	291	Oak Ridge High	Public	6-12	4198 State Hwy E	Oak Ridge	63769	Cape Girardeau County	Oak Ridge R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 266-3630	193	18	10.6	33.7%	193 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,831			$2,399			$8,432	23.6			(n/a)
292313001327	292	Oran High School	Public	7-12	310 Church St	Oran	63771	Scott County	Oran R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 262-3345	187	12	15.5	38.0%	173 (92.5%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$10,363			$220			$10,144	23.5	58	92	200
290057903342	293	Grand Center Arts Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	711 North Grand Avenue	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-1791	417	36	11.7	100.0%	72 (17.3%)	309 (74.1%)	20 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$14,829			$3,928			$10,901	22.9	13.4	310	17
292886001808	294	Parkview High	Public	9-12	516 W Meadowmere	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-9200	1,234	83	14.7	62.4%	793 (64.3%)	140 (11.3%)	152 (12.3%)	28 (2.3%)	8 (0.6%)	15 (1.2%)	98 (7.9%)	$12,788			$2,268			$10,520	22.7	17.6	290	4
291314000556	295	Grandview Senior High	Public	9-12	2300 High Grove Rd	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5800	1,122	68	16.4	61.7%	180 (16.0%)	537 (47.9%)	316 (28.2%)	13 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (6.2%)	$14,925			$517			$14,408	22.5	23.9	269	26
292562001502	296	Purdy High	Public	7-12	201 S Gabby Gibbons Dr	Purdy	65734	Barry County	Purdy R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 442-3215	281	27	10.3	55.5%	165 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (35.2%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$11,825			$1,416			$10,409	22.4	34.5	223	73
292521001450	297	Plato High	Public	6-12	10645 Plato Dr	Plato	65552	Texas County	Plato R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 458-4980	282	24	11.5	46.5%	270 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$10,550			$1,155			$9,396	21.8	31.5	237	60
291080000366	298	Diamond High	Public	9-12	401 S Main	Diamond	64840	Newton County	Diamond R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 325-5188	248	21	11.7	47.2%	215 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	$13,055			$2,699			$10,356	21.8			(n/a)
291650000897	299	Kennett High	Public	9-12	1400 W Washington St	Kennett	63857	Dunklin County	Kennett 39	No	No	No	No	(573) 717-1120	497	33	15.2	99.4%	302 (60.8%)	133 (26.8%)	45 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$11,217			$6,238			$4,978	21.6	17.9	286	13
290564000109	300	Bourbon High School	Public	9-12	1500 S Old Highway 66	Bourbon	65441	Crawford County	Crawford County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 732-5615	271	21	13	50.6%	252 (93.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$10,361			$645			$9,716	21.5	33.1	229	71

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.