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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
601WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM.INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE 30Elementary458
602HAWTHORN ELEM.ST PETERSFORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary458
603CENTER FOR EARLY LRNING-NORTHColumbiaCOLUMBIA 93Elementary458
604MATHEWS ELEM.NIXANixa Public SchoolsElementary457
605F. P. TILLMAN ELEM.KIRKWOODKIRKWOOD R-VIIElementary457
606SCHOFIELD ELEMENTARYREPUBLICREPUBLIC R-IIIElementary457
607CRESTWOOD ELEM.ST LOUISLINDBERGH SCHOOLSElementary457
608EUNICE THOMAS ELEM.CASSVILLECASSVILLE R-IVElementary457
609JAMES WALKER ELEM.BLUE SPRINGSBLUE SPRINGS R-IVElementary456
610HICKORY HILLS MIDDLESPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD R-XIIMiddle456
611SPAINHOWER PRIMARY SCHOOLMARSHALLMARSHALLElementary455
612MOUNTAIN GROVE HIGHMOUNTAIN GROVEMOUNTAIN GROVE R-IIIHigh455
613SOUTHVIEW ELEM.KEARNEYKEARNEY R-IElementary455
614CAMERON HIGHCAMERONCAMERON R-IHigh453
615SULLIVAN PRIMARYSULLIVANSULLIVANElementary453
616BLUE RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIACOLUMBIA 93Elementary453
617CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIACOLUMBIA 93Elementary453
618ANTONIA ELEM.IMPERIALFOX C-6Elementary452
619PALMYRA ELEM.PALMYRAPALMYRA R-IElementary452
620MRH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERMAPLEWOODMAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTSElementary451
6216TH GRADE CENTERWaynesvilleWAYNESVILLE R-VIMiddle451
622ST. CLAIR JR. HIGHST CLAIRST. CLAIR R-XIIIMiddle451
623HAWTHORN ELEM.KANSAS CITYPARK HILLElementary450
624SENECA HIGHSENECASENECA R-VIIHigh450
625COLD WATER ELEM.FLORISSANTHAZELWOODElementary449
626OLD NORTH ACADEMYST. LOUISCONFLUENCE ACADEMIESElementary448
627HEBER HUNT ELEM.SEDALIASEDALIA 200Elementary448
628Horizon ElementarySMITHVILLESMITHVILLE R-IIElementary448
629HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.ROLLAROLLA 31Elementary448
630SIKESTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLSIKESTONSIKESTON R-6Middle448
631CENTRAL ELEM.DEXTERDEXTER R-XIElementary447
632PARKVIEW ELEM.SEDALIASEDALIA 200Elementary447
633WILLOW SPRINGS ELEM.WILLOW SPRINGSWILLOW SPRINGS R-IVElementary446
634FREDERICKTOWN ELEM.FREDERICKTOWNFREDERICKTOWN R-IElementary446
635EAST NEWTON HIGHGRANBYEAST NEWTON CO. R-VIHigh445
636OAK GROVE ELEM.OAK GROVEOAK GROVE R-VIElementary445
637DARDENNE ELEM.O'FALLONFORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary445
638KORTE ELEM.INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE 30Elementary444
639HAWTHORN HILL ELEM.LEE'S SUMMITLEE'S SUMMIT R-VIIElementary444
640MOUNT HOPE ELEM.O'FALLONFORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary444
641MID RIVERS ELEM.ST PETERSFORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary444
642FAIRVIEW ELEM.CARTHAGECARTHAGE R-IXElementary444
643HOUSTON ELEM.HOUSTONHOUSTON R-IElementary443
644LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM.LIBERTYLIBERTY 53Elementary443
645CONFLUENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMYST LOUISCONFLUENCE ACADEMIESHigh442
646RIVERBEND SCH.PACIFICMERAMEC VALLEY R-IIIMiddle442
647CENTRAL MIDDLEPARK HILLSCENTRAL R-IIIMiddle442
648BLADES ELEM.ST LOUISMEHLVILLE R-IXElementary442
649HAWTHORNE ELEM.MEXICOMEXICO 59Elementary442
650IVELAND ELEM.ST LOUISRITENOURElementary441
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