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The most racially diverse public high schools in Missouri

Across Missouri, 343 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH leads the list at 76.6%, against a median of 22.8% 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 Diversity index

76.6%

Median Diversity index

22.8%

MOST DIVERSE · MISSOURI

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	1,719	76.6%	32.2%(553)	26.8%(461)	19.8%(341)	7.2%(123)
2	NORTH HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	990	70.9%	35.8%(354)	37.5%(371)	9.6%(95)	7.3%(72)
3	LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP.	KANSAS CITY, MO	997	70.8%	26.1%(260)	40.2%(401)	24.1%(240)	5.3%(53)
4	MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	1,492	70.8%	37.5%(560)	34.8%(519)	12.2%(182)	3.1%(46)
5	PATTONVILLE SR. HIGH	MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO	1,945	70.6%	36.7%(714)	35.5%(691)	15.3%(297)	2.8%(55)
6	WINNETONKA HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	1,238	70.0%	45.2%(560)	21.5%(266)	18.8%(233)	2.3%(29)
7	VAN HORN HIGH	INDEPENDNCE, MO	1,067	69.3%	35.0%(374)	14.6%(156)	38.9%(415)	0.8%(8)
8	TRUMAN HIGH	INDEPENDENCE, MO	1,720	68.9%	45.4%(780)	15.7%(270)	26.4%(455)	0.8%(14)
9	RITENOUR SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	2,041	68.8%	16.7%(341)	42.0%(857)	31.8%(648)	1.3%(26)
10	NORTHEAST HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	732	67.5%	7.5%(55)	44.7%(327)	32.4%(237)	11.8%(86)
11	OAK PARK HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	1,755	66.9%	51.5%(904)	13.8%(243)	17.3%(304)	2.6%(45)
12	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH	ST. LOUIS, MO	461	66.9%	49.9%(230)	24.1%(111)	11.1%(51)	4.1%(19)
13	LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	1,395	66.6%	51.3%(715)	17.1%(238)	5.4%(75)	18.3%(255)
14	GRANDVIEW SR. HIGH	GRANDVIEW, MO	1,203	66.0%	13.2%(159)	46.0%(553)	32.5%(391)	0.8%(9)
15	MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.	ST LOUIS, MO	610	65.7%	41.8%(255)	39.3%(240)	9.8%(60)	3.3%(20)
16	CENTRAL HIGH	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO	1,278	65.5%	47.6%(608)	31.7%(405)	8.0%(102)	2.1%(27)
17	RAYTOWN SR. HIGH	RAYTOWN, MO	1,280	65.2%	18.5%(237)	52.0%(666)	17.7%(227)	0.6%(7)
18	CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY	Kansas City, MO	406	65.1%	13.3%(54)	48.3%(196)	30.5%(124)	1.2%(5)
19	WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGH	INDEPENDENCE, MO	1,417	65.0%	53.1%(753)	14.9%(211)	18.1%(256)	0.4%(6)
20	CENTRAL HIGH	CHESTERFIELD, MO	1,281	64.7%	54.3%(695)	16.6%(213)	8.6%(110)	14.1%(180)
21	METRO HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	317	64.6%	52.4%(166)	24.6%(78)	8.5%(27)	9.8%(31)
22	COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO	ST. LOUIS, MO	332	64.4%	40.1%(133)	43.1%(143)	7.8%(26)	5.7%(19)
23	PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS	KANSAS CITY, MO	669	64.2%	11.7%(78)	42.6%(285)	40.2%(269)	1.6%(11)
24	MARSHALL SR. HIGH	MARSHALL, MO	827	63.3%	51.9%(429)	3.0%(25)	29.1%(241)	0.7%(6)
25	HANCOCK SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS, MO	369	62.6%	53.9%(199)	25.5%(94)	10.6%(39)	1.4%(5)
26	DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH	COLUMBIA, MO	2,007	61.2%	57.3%(1,149)	20.3%(407)	6.9%(139)	4.2%(85)
27	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH	MAPLEWOOD, MO	439	61.0%	57.2%(251)	18.9%(83)	8.2%(36)	1.6%(7)
28	PARK HILL HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	1,947	60.9%	58.5%(1,140)	15.9%(310)	12.9%(252)	4.5%(87)
29	WAYNESVILLE SR. HIGH	WAYNESVILLE, MO	1,719	60.8%	58.8%(1,010)	10.7%(183)	14.8%(255)	2.0%(35)
30	CLAYTON HIGH	CLAYTON, MO	788	60.7%	58.6%(462)	15.0%(118)	4.3%(34)	12.7%(100)
31	BELTON HIGH	BELTON, MO	1,258	60.6%	57.9%(728)	11.5%(145)	19.4%(244)	0.7%(9)
32	LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	1,940	60.4%	58.1%(1,127)	19.9%(385)	10.5%(204)	2.0%(39)
33	SIKESTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	SIKESTON, MO	955	60.1%	53.4%(510)	32.4%(309)	5.8%(55)	0.5%(5)
34	RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGH	RAYTOWN, MO	1,089	59.3%	16.9%(184)	59.1%(644)	15.3%(167)	0.6%(6)
35	CARUTHERSVILLE HIGH	CARUTHERSVILLE, MO	243	59.2%	40.3%(98)	49.0%(119)	4.1%(10)	0.8%(2)
36	PARKVIEW HIGH	SPRINGFIELD, MO	1,182	59.2%	60.4%(714)	10.9%(129)	13.6%(161)	3.2%(38)
37	KENNETT HIGH	KENNETT, MO	493	58.4%	57.8%(285)	26.0%(128)	10.9%(54)	0.2%(1)
38	EAST HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	1,155	58.2%	3.8%(44)	34.2%(395)	54.4%(628)	6.2%(71)
39	MONETT HIGH	MONETT, MO	742	58.0%	49.1%(364)	0.3%(2)	42.0%(312)	3.6%(27)
40	WEST HIGH	BALLWIN, MO	1,417	57.4%	61.7%(874)	11.2%(158)	3.7%(53)	16.5%(234)
41	CENTRAL HIGH	ST JOSEPH, MO	1,733	57.4%	62.2%(1,078)	7.4%(129)	15.3%(266)	2.9%(51)
42	CENTER SR. HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	679	57.3%	15.2%(103)	61.6%(418)	12.4%(84)	0.6%(4)
43	SOUTH PEMISCOT HIGH	STEELE, MO	263	57.3%	58.9%(155)	26.2%(69)	6.5%(17)	0.4%(1)
44	RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	1,299	57.3%	8.5%(110)	61.0%(792)	21.0%(273)	2.6%(34)
45	CENTRAL HIGH	SPRINGFIELD, MO	1,428	57.1%	62.7%(895)	9.5%(136)	12.5%(179)	6.5%(93)
46	BLUE SPRINGS HIGH	BLUE SPRINGS, MO	2,429	57.0%	62.3%(1,514)	13.1%(318)	12.3%(298)	2.1%(51)
47	CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	1,314	56.8%	61.7%(811)	19.1%(251)	8.7%(114)	2.4%(32)
48	JEFFERSON CITY HIGH	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	1,353	56.8%	61.4%(830)	20.6%(278)	6.9%(93)	1.6%(22)
49	STALEY HIGH	KANSAS CITY, MO	2,091	56.7%	62.8%(1,312)	13.0%(271)	10.9%(228)	2.7%(57)
50	NEOSHO HIGH	NEOSHO, MO	1,530	56.4%	62.2%(951)	0.8%(13)	19.9%(305)	1.2%(18)

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