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Largest Missouri public schools by enrollment

Missouri public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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MISSOURI · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
551ELDON UPPER ELEM.ELDONELDON R-IElementary475
552T. S. HILL MIDDLEDEXTERDEXTER R-XIMiddle475
553CARUTHERSVILLE ELEMENTARYCARUTHERSVILLECARUTHERSVILLE 18Elementary475
554KNOB NOSTER HIGHKNOB NOSTERKNOB NOSTER R-VIIIHigh474
555STONY POINT ELEM.GRAIN VALLEYGRAIN VALLEY R-VElementary474
556ELLISVILLE ELEM.ELLISVILLEROCKWOOD R-VIElementary474
557MOUNT VERNON HIGHMOUNT VERNONMT. VERNON R-VHigh474
558PATE EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.AURORAAURORA R-VIIIElementary474
559RICHMOND HIGHRICHMONDRICHMOND R-XVIHigh474
560PIERREMONT ELEM.MANCHESTERPARKWAY C-2Elementary474
561KRATZ ELEM.ST LOUISRITENOURElementary474
562GRAY ELEM.SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD R-XIIElementary474
563JAMES LEWIS ELEM.BLUE SPRINGSBLUE SPRINGS R-IVElementary473
564BOWLING GREEN ELEM.BOWLING GREENBOWLING GREEN R-IElementary472
565STIX EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITYElementary472
566GRANDVIEW MIDDLEGRANDVIEWGRANDVIEW C-4Middle471
567SOUTHERN BOONE PRIMARYASHLANDSOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-IElementary471
568BUDER ELEM.ST ANNRITENOURElementary471
569FAIRVIEW ELEM.COLUMBIACOLUMBIA 93Elementary471
570FORSYTH ELEM.FORSYTHFORSYTH R-IIIElementary470
571BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.HIGH RIDGENORTHWEST R-IElementary470
572ZITZMAN ELEM.PACIFICMERAMEC VALLEY R-IIIElementary469
573CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOLKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY 33Elementary468
574MCCULLOCH ELEMENTARYREPUBLICREPUBLIC R-IIIElementary468
575SHOOK ELEM.MARSHFIELDMARSHFIELD R-IElementary468
576ALPHA HART LEWISCOLUMBIACOLUMBIA 93Elementary468
577THOMAS B. CHINN ELEM.KANSAS CITYPARK HILLElementary466
578HERCULANEUM HIGHHERCULANEUMDUNKLIN R-VHigh466
579BUFFALO MIDDLEBUFFALODALLAS CO. R-IMiddle466
580FAIRVIEW ELEM.WEST PLAINSFAIRVIEW R-XIElementary466
581CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARYEXCELSIOR SPRINGSEXCELSIOR SPRINGS 40Elementary466
582BUCHANAN INTERMEDIATEBRANSONBRANSON R-IVMiddle465
583ATHENA ELEM.DESOTODESOTO 73Elementary465
584HALLSVILLE HIGHHALLSVILLEHALLSVILLE R-IVHigh464
585WILD HORSE ELEM.CHESTERFIELDROCKWOOD R-VIElementary464
586WEST ELEM.PARK HILLSCENTRAL R-IIIElementary464
587GEORGE R. ROBINSON ELEM.KIRKWOODKIRKWOOD R-VIIElementary463
588DOGWOOD ELEM.KEARNEYKEARNEY R-IElementary463
589WILLIAM YATES ELEM.INDEPENDENCEBLUE SPRINGS R-IVElementary463
590MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARYWARRENSBURGWARRENSBURG R-VIElementary462
591HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.HOUSE SPRINGSNORTHWEST R-IElementary462
592ODESSA MIDDLEODESSAODESSA R-VIIMiddle462
593GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGHST. LOUISGATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUISHigh461
594MEXICO MIDDLEMEXICOMEXICO 59Middle461
595SUNRISE ELEM.RICHMONDRICHMOND R-XVIElementary460
596JOHN NOWLIN ELEM.BLUE SPRINGSBLUE SPRINGS R-IVElementary460
597CLAYMONT ELEM.BALLWINPARKWAY C-2Elementary460
598WILLOW BROOK ELEM.CREVE COEURPATTONVILLE R-IIIElementary459
599HILLSBORO ELEM.HILLSBOROHILLSBORO R-IIIElementary459
600GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOLKANSAS CITYGUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLSHigh458
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