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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Missouri

3 public K-12 schools in Missouri appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public K-12 schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. LIGGETT TRAIL EDUCATION CENTER leads the list at 21.4%, against a median of 6.1% 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.

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Missouri

Top % FRL

21.4%

Median % FRL

6.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	LIGGETT TRAIL EDUCATION CENTER	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	Combined	159	21.4%
2	EXTERNAL SITES	TOWN AND COUNTRY, MO	SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.	Combined	1,223	6.1%
3	FRANKLIN CO. SPECL. ED. COOP.	ST CLAIR, MO	ST. CLAIR R-XIII	Combined	114	2.6%

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