Missouri: the highest-poverty school districts

290 districts

Missouri public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 49.2%. Showing ranks 51 to 100.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
51	INDEPENDENCE 30	MO	29	14,272	10,451	73.2%
52	CLEARWATER R-I	MO	3	858	602	70.2%
53	MCDONALD CO. R-I	MO	10	3,595	2,507	69.7%
54	MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III	MO	4	1,184	811	68.5%
55	SOUTHWEST R-V	MO	3	771	520	67.4%
56	JOPLIN SCHOOLS	MO	15	7,873	5,210	66.2%
57	KAIROS ACADEMIES	MO	2	515	339	65.8%
58	AURORA R-VIII	MO	4	1,843	1,201	65.2%
59	WILLOW SPRINGS R-IV	MO	3	1,171	756	64.6%
60	ALTON R-IV	MO	2	571	368	64.4%
61	RAYTOWN C-2	MO	17	7,676	4,941	64.4%
62	CARTHAGE R-IX	MO	10	5,070	3,251	64.1%
63	EL DORADO SPRINGS R-II	MO	3	1,151	738	64.1%
64	SEDALIA 200	MO	9	5,209	3,333	64.0%
65	NEELYVILLE R-IV	MO	3	633	404	63.8%
66	EAST CARTER CO. R-II	MO	3	698	444	63.6%
67	MILLER R-II	MO	2	580	369	63.6%
68	GREENVILLE R-II	MO	4	638	405	63.5%
69	PURDY R-II	MO	3	601	379	63.1%
70	HOLLISTER R-V	MO	4	1,369	861	62.9%
71	EAST NEWTON CO. R-VI	MO	3	1,459	916	62.8%
72	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS	MO	4	1,666	1,045	62.7%
73	BRANSON R-IV	MO	7	4,653	2,912	62.6%
74	TWIN RIVERS R-X	MO	4	796	498	62.6%
75	LOUISIANA R-II	MO	3	681	425	62.4%
76	REEDS SPRING R-IV	MO	5	1,718	1,072	62.4%
77	FORSYTH R-III	MO	4	1,295	804	62.1%
78	LEBANON R-III	MO	6	4,410	2,734	62.0%
79	WEST PLAINS R-VII	MO	4	2,626	1,625	61.9%
80	SEYMOUR R-II	MO	3	696	429	61.6%
81	MANSFIELD R-IV	MO	3	621	377	60.7%
82	MOBERLY	MO	6	2,102	1,274	60.6%
83	DALLAS CO. R-I	MO	3	1,576	948	60.2%
84	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	MO	9	4,998	3,004	60.1%
85	SARCOXIE R-II	MO	2	690	414	60.0%
86	RIVERVIEW GARDENS	MO	13	5,116	2,543	59.4%
87	WOODLAND R-IV	MO	3	871	517	59.4%
88	BAYLESS	MO	3	1,805	1,069	59.2%
89	PLEASANT HOPE R-VI	MO	3	650	385	59.2%
90	SCOTT CITY R-I	MO	3	773	456	59.0%
91	CHAFFEE R-II	MO	2	562	330	58.7%
92	HANNIBAL 60	MO	8	3,366	1,977	58.7%
93	CASSVILLE R-IV	MO	4	1,821	1,066	58.5%
94	MONETT R-I	MO	5	2,374	1,386	58.4%
95	CENTRAL R-III	MO	4	2,041	1,180	57.8%
96	MORGAN CO. R-II	MO	4	1,263	728	57.6%
97	SCHUYLER CO. R-I	MO	2	573	330	57.6%
98	STEELVILLE R-III	MO	3	908	521	57.4%
99	HARTVILLE R-II	MO	4	640	365	57.0%
100	MARSHALL	MO	7	2,498	1,424	57.0%

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