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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Missouri

343 public high schools in Missouri appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH leads the list at 27.9:1, against a median of 14.0:1 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.

Schools ranked

343

Missouri

Top Students/teacher

27.9:1

Median Students/teacher

14.0:1

HIGHEST RATIO · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	High	1,718	27.9:1
2	HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	High	1,310	25.5:1
3	SOUTH TECHNICAL	SUNSET HILLS, MO	SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.	High	885	25.1:1
4	NORTH TECHNICAL	FLORISSANT, MO	SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.	High	833	23.1:1
5	HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH	HAZELWOOD, MO	HAZELWOOD	High	1,994	20.2:1
6	LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP.	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	High	997	20.0:1
7	STALEY HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	High	2,091	20.0:1
8	FRANCIS HOWELL HIGH	ST CHARLES, MO	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	High	1,843	19.9:1
9	RITENOUR SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	RITENOUR	High	2,041	19.9:1
10	FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH	ST CHARLES, MO	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	High	1,716	19.3:1
11	KICKAPOO HIGH	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	High	1,923	19.3:1
12	ROLLA SR. HIGH	ROLLA, MO	ROLLA 31	High	1,398	19.3:1
13	FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL HIGH	ST CHARLES, MO	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	High	1,750	18.9:1
14	ELDON HIGH	ELDON, MO	ELDON R-I	High	597	18.7:1
15	BAYLESS SENIOR HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	BAYLESS	High	562	18.6:1
16	TRUMAN HIGH	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	High	1,720	18.6:1
17	LEBANON SR. HIGH	LEBANON, MO	LEBANON R-III	High	1,439	18.6:1
18	CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL	CARTHAGE, MO	CARTHAGE R-IX	High	1,626	18.4:1
19	JOPLIN HIGH	JOPLIN, MO	JOPLIN SCHOOLS	High	2,288	18.4:1
20	ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	High	1,997	18.3:1
21	BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	High	2,299	18.2:1
22	PERRYVILLE SR. HIGH	PERRYVILLE, MO	PERRY CO. 32	High	743	18.2:1
23	FOX SR. HIGH	ARNOLD, MO	FOX C-6	High	1,660	18.2:1
24	NEOSHO HIGH	NEOSHO, MO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,530	18.1:1
25	FESTUS SR. HIGH	FESTUS, MO	FESTUS R-VI	High	1,019	18.0:1
26	NIXA HIGH	NIXA, MO	Nixa Public Schools	High	2,041	17.9:1
27	KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH	KIRKSVILLE, MO	KIRKSVILLE R-III	High	791	17.8:1
28	OAK PARK HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	High	1,755	17.8:1
29	FORT OSAGE HIGH	INDEPENDENCE, MO	FORT OSAGE R-I	High	1,545	17.7:1
30	LINDBERGH SR. HIGH	ST. LOUIS, MO	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	High	2,304	17.6:1
31	GRANDVIEW SR. HIGH	GRANDVIEW, MO	GRANDVIEW C-4	High	1,203	17.5:1
32	PARK HILL HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	PARK HILL	High	1,947	17.5:1
33	WAYNESVILLE SR. HIGH	WAYNESVILLE, MO	WAYNESVILLE R-VI	High	1,719	17.5:1
34	NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL	WENTZVILLE, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	1,433	17.5:1
35	LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL	LIBERTY, MO	LIBERTY 53	High	2,262	17.4:1
36	RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGH	RAYTOWN, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	High	1,089	17.4:1
37	NEVADA HIGH	NEVADA, MO	NEVADA R-V	High	754	17.3:1
38	PLATTE COUNTY HIGH	PLATTE CITY, MO	PLATTE CO. R-III	High	1,397	17.3:1
39	CHILLICOTHE HIGH	CHILLICOTHE, MO	CHILLICOTHE R-II	High	563	17.1:1
40	GLENDALE HIGH	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	High	1,357	17.0:1
41	GRAIN VALLEY HIGH	GRAIN VALLEY, MO	GRAIN VALLEY R-V	High	1,482	17.0:1
42	WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGH	INDEPENDENCE, MO	INDEPENDENCE 30	High	1,417	17.0:1
43	SECKMAN SR. HIGH	IMPERIAL, MO	FOX C-6	High	1,737	16.9:1
44	SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL	SEDALIA, MO	SEDALIA 200	High	1,551	16.9:1
45	LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	High	1,647	16.9:1
46	LEXINGTON HIGH	LEXINGTON, MO	LEXINGTON R-V	High	310	16.9:1
47	PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH	RIVERSIDE, MO	PARK HILL	High	1,890	16.9:1
48	REPUBLIC HIGH	REPUBLIC, MO	REPUBLIC R-III	High	1,530	16.9:1
49	KINGSTON HIGH	CADET, MO	KINGSTON K-14	High	259	16.8:1
50	JACKSON SR. HIGH	JACKSON, MO	JACKSON R-II	High	1,830	16.8:1

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