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The highest-poverty public schools in Pettis County, Missouri

18 public schools in Pettis County, Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. PETTIS CO. ELEM. leads the list at 100%, against a median of 60.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Pettis County, Missouri

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

60.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · PETTIS COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	PETTIS CO. ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	PETTIS CO. R-XII	Elementary	110	100%
2	WASHINGTON ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	215	86.0%
3	HEBER HUNT ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	448	77.2%
4	SMITH COTTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHL	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Middle	1,133	67.1%
5	HORACE MANN ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	276	66.7%
6	PARKVIEW ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	447	66.0%
7	SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Middle	396	63.6%
8	LA MONTE ELEM.	LA MONTE, MO	LA MONTE R-IV	Elementary	161	61.5%
9	LA MONTE HIGH	LA MONTE, MO	LA MONTE R-IV	High	144	61.1%
10	SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	High	1,551	59.6%
11	EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	260	53.8%
12	SKYLINE ELEM.	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	Elementary	483	50.9%
13	NORTHWEST ELEM.	HOUSTONIA, MO	PETTIS CO. R-V	Elementary	161	49.7%
14	SMITHTON ELEM.	SMITHTON, MO	SMITHTON R-VI	Elementary	288	47.9%
15	GREEN RIDGE ELEM.	GREEN RIDGE, MO	GREEN RIDGE R-VIII	Elementary	171	46.8%
16	NORTHWEST HIGH	HUGHESVILLE, MO	PETTIS CO. R-V	High	167	45.5%
17	GREEN RIDGE HIGH	GREEN RIDGE, MO	GREEN RIDGE R-VIII	High	181	43.1%
18	SMITHTON HIGH	SMITHTON, MO	SMITHTON R-VI	High	217	37.3%

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