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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Missouri

Across Missouri, 187 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. HARTVILLE HIGH leads the list at -45.5%, against a median of -8.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

187

Missouri

Best Enrollment change

-45.5%

Median Enrollment change

-8.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	HARTVILLE HIGH	HARTVILLE, MO	HARTVILLE R-II	336	183	-45.5%
2	JEFFERSON CITY HIGH	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	JEFFERSON CITY	2,484	1,353	-45.5%
3	EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGH	WENTZVILLE, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	1,738	1,022	-41.2%
4	TIPTON HIGH	TIPTON, MO	TIPTON R-VI	309	185	-40.1%
5	VIENNA HIGH	VIENNA, MO	MARIES CO. R-I	225	136	-39.6%
6	SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	550	337	-38.7%
7	CONFLUENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY	ST LOUIS, MO	CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES	703	442	-37.1%
8	CLOPTON HIGH	CLARKSVILLE, MO	PIKE CO. R-III	210	137	-34.8%
9	MCCLUER NORTH HIGH	FLORISSANT, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	1,547	1,059	-31.5%
10	MEADOW HEIGHTS HIGH	PATTON, MO	MEADOW HEIGHTS R-II	230	158	-31.3%
11	MILLER CAREER ACADEMY	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	602	430	-28.6%
12	NORTHEAST HIGH	CAIRO, MO	NORTHEAST RANDOLPH CO. R-IV	227	164	-27.8%
13	EAST CARTER CO. R-II HIGH	ELLSINORE, MO	EAST CARTER CO. R-II	241	180	-25.3%
14	STOUTLAND HIGH	STOUTLAND, MO	STOUTLAND R-II	209	158	-24.4%
15	MORGAN CO. R-I HIGH	STOVER, MO	MORGAN CO. R-I	306	239	-21.9%
16	GRANDVIEW HIGH	HILLSBORO, MO	GRANDVIEW R-II	303	237	-21.8%
17	CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	400	314	-21.5%
18	GREENFIELD HIGH	GREENFIELD, MO	GREENFIELD R-IV	203	160	-21.2%
19	RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH	PECULIAR, MO	RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II	1,928	1,540	-20.1%
20	PUTNAM CO. HIGH	UNIONVILLE, MO	PUTNAM CO. R-I	219	175	-20.1%
21	ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	ELLINGTON, MO	SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II	279	223	-20.1%
22	GATEWAY HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	1,075	860	-20.0%
23	New Franklin Middle-High	New Franklin, MO	NEW FRANKLIN R-I	245	198	-19.2%
24	CLEARWATER HIGH	PIEDMONT, MO	CLEARWATER R-I	282	230	-18.4%
25	PLEASANT HOPE HIGH	PLEASANT HOPE, MO	PLEASANT HOPE R-VI	274	224	-18.2%
26	NORTH CO. SR. HIGH	BONNE TERRE, MO	NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I	956	785	-17.9%
27	VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH	VALLEY PARK, MO	VALLEY PARK	280	230	-17.9%
28	WEST PLATTE HIGH	WESTON, MO	WEST PLATTE CO. R-II	269	221	-17.8%
29	CARUTHERSVILLE HIGH	CARUTHERSVILLE, MO	CARUTHERSVILLE 18	295	243	-17.6%
30	BISMARCK R-V HIGH	BISMARCK, MO	BISMARCK R-V	289	239	-17.3%
31	CENTRAL HIGH	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	1,726	1,428	-17.3%
32	BRENTWOOD HIGH	BRENTWOOD, MO	BRENTWOOD	234	195	-16.7%
33	MANSFIELD HIGH	MANSFIELD, MO	MANSFIELD R-IV	209	174	-16.7%
34	LAFAYETTE HIGH	ST JOSEPH, MO	ST. JOSEPH	768	644	-16.1%
35	SMITHTON HIGH	SMITHTON, MO	SMITHTON R-VI	258	217	-15.9%
36	CAMERON HIGH	CAMERON, MO	CAMERON R-I	535	453	-15.3%
37	SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	588	498	-15.3%
38	PARKVIEW HIGH	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	1,391	1,182	-15.0%
39	BERNIE HIGH	BERNIE, MO	BERNIE R-XIII	229	195	-14.8%
40	SWEET SPRINGS HIGH	SWEET SPRINGS, MO	SWEET SPRINGS R-VII	204	174	-14.7%
41	FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH	O'FALLON, MO	FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,922	1,643	-14.5%
42	RAYTOWN SR. HIGH	RAYTOWN, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	1,494	1,280	-14.3%
43	HOLCOMB HIGH	HOLCOMB, MO	HOLCOMB R-III	226	194	-14.2%
44	CABOOL HIGH	CABOOL, MO	CABOOL R-IV	242	209	-13.6%
45	CONWAY HIGH SCHOOLS	CONWAY, MO	LACLEDE CO. R-I	381	329	-13.6%
46	LINN HIGH	LINN, MO	OSAGE CO. R-II	367	317	-13.6%
47	ST. CLAIR HIGH	ST CLAIR, MO	ST. CLAIR R-XIII	724	627	-13.4%
48	GREENVILLE HIGH	GREENVILLE, MO	GREENVILLE R-II	241	209	-13.3%
49	PENNEY HIGH	HAMILTON, MO	HAMILTON R-II	214	186	-13.1%
50	HARRISONVILLE HIGH	HARRISONVILLE, MO	HARRISONVILLE R-IX	843	734	-12.9%

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