The average student:teacher ratio in Missouri public high schools is approximately 13:1 (2025).
Student:Teacher Ratio Range: 1:1
5:1
Avg. Student:Teacher Ratio: 4:1
ÎÛÎÛÂþ» High Schools Student:Teacher Ratio Statistics in Missouri (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student: Teacher Ratio
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
External Sites
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: PK-12
12110 Clayton Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 989-8100
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 989-8100
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Student : Teacher Ratio: 1:1
Grades: K-12
101e Townsend Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
(855) 256-4975
Columbia, MO 65211
(855) 256-4975
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Bosworth High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 7-12
102 E Eldridge St
Bosworth, MO 64623
(660) 534-7311
Bosworth, MO 64623
(660) 534-7311
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Wheeler High School
Special Education School
(Reading: <50%)
Student : Teacher Ratio: 2:1
Grades: 9-12
505 E 5th St
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 592-2515
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 592-2515
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Hiram Neuwoehner
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: 9-12
12112 Clayton Rd.
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 989-8700
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 989-8700
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Mo School For The Blind - High School
Special Education School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 3:1
Grades: 9-12
3815 Magnolia Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63110
(314) 776-4320
Saint Louis, MO 63110
(314) 776-4320
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Breckenridge High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 6-12
400 W Colfax St
Breckenridge, MO 64625
(660) 644-5715
Breckenridge, MO 64625
(660) 644-5715
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 6-12
198 Avery Ln
Troy, MO 63379
(636) 528-8800
Troy, MO 63379
(636) 528-8800
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Carl Junction Satellite School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 4-12
206 S Roney
Carl Junction, MO 64834
(417) 347-7895
Carl Junction, MO 64834
(417) 347-7895
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Citadel School
Special Education School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
400 S Mine
Potosi, MO 63664
(573) 438-2472
Potosi, MO 63664
(573) 438-2472
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Craig High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 7-12
402 N Ward
Craig, MO 64437
(660) 683-5431
Craig, MO 64437
(660) 683-5431
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
E W Thompson
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
1520 Thompson Blvd
Sedalia, MO 65301
(660) 530-5575
Sedalia, MO 65301
(660) 530-5575
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Exceptional Child Coop.
Special Education School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: PK-12
206 W Spruce St
Houston, MO 65483
(417) 967-3196
Houston, MO 65483
(417) 967-3196
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
H Kenneth Kirchner School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
1403 Riverside Dr
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-7142
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-7142
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Juvenile Detention Center
Alternative School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
Hwy 32 East
Farmington, MO 63640
(573) 756-5766
Farmington, MO 63640
(573) 756-5766
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Juvenile Detention Center
Alternative School
(Reading: <50%)
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 6-12
501 S Brentwood Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 615-2974
Saint Louis, MO 63105
(314) 615-2974
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Juvenile Justice Center
Alternative School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 1-12
5665 Roger I Wilson Mem Dr
Columbia, MO 65202
(573) 886-4450
Columbia, MO 65202
(573) 886-4450
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
North Daviess High School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 7-12
413 E Second St
Jameson, MO 64647
(660) 828-4123
Jameson, MO 64647
(660) 828-4123
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Northview
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 9-12
1520 Derhake Rd.
Florissant, MO 63033
(314) 989-7300
Florissant, MO 63033
(314) 989-7300
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 6-12
4901 Ne Barry Rd
Kansas City, MO 64156
(816) 734-2120
Kansas City, MO 64156
(816) 734-2120
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 6-12
5910 Mitchell Ave
Saint Joseph, MO 64507
(816) 390-9801
Saint Joseph, MO 64507
(816) 390-9801
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Rolling Meadow School
Special Education School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: K-12
1101 W 29th St
Higginsville, MO 64037
(660) 584-2924
Higginsville, MO 64037
(660) 584-2924
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Southview High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: 9-12
11660 Eddie And Park Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63126
(314) 989-8900
Saint Louis, MO 63126
(314) 989-8900
Rank: #7 - 247. - 24.
Student : Teacher Ratio: 4:1
Grades: PK-12
2404 State Hwy 248 Suite 4
Branson, MO 65616
(417) 320-5040
Branson, MO 65616
(417) 320-5040
Rank: #25 - 4325. - 43.
Alternative Resource Center
Alternative School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-12
3100 Main St Ste 206
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 759-4662
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 759-4662
Rank: #25 - 4325. - 43.
Autumn Hill School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-12
300 Autumn Hill Dr
Union, MO 63084
(636) 583-5959
Union, MO 63084
(636) 583-5959
Rank: #25 - 4325. - 43.
B W Robinson School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-12
300 Lanning Ln
Rolla, MO 65401
(573) 368-2393
Rolla, MO 65401
(573) 368-2393
Rank: #25 - 4325. - 43.
Cainsville High School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 6-12
1308 Depot St
Cainsville, MO 64632
(660) 893-5214
Cainsville, MO 64632
(660) 893-5214
Rank: #25 - 4325. - 43.
College View School
Special Education School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-12
1101 N Goetz Blvd
Joplin, MO 64801
(417) 629-3044
Joplin, MO 64801
(417) 629-3044
Rank: #25 - 4325. - 43.
Franklin Co. Specl. Ed. Coop.
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: PK-12
1771 W Springfield
Saint Clair, MO 63077
(636) 629-3571
Saint Clair, MO 63077
(636) 629-3571
Rank: #25 - 4325. - 43.
Greene Valley School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-12
1601 E Pythian
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 895-6848
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 895-6848
Rank: #25 - 4325. - 43.
Kansas City Girls Prep High School
Charter School
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 9
5000 E 17th St
Kansas City, MO 64127
(816) 228-2573
Kansas City, MO 64127
(816) 228-2573
Rank: #25 - 4325. - 43.
Lakeview Woods School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: K-12
351 Nw Gregory
Lees Summit, MO 64064
(816) 478-0381
Lees Summit, MO 64064
(816) 478-0381
Rank: #25 - 4325. - 43.
Lutie High School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 7-12
5802 Us Hwy 160
Theodosia, MO 65761
(417) 273-4274
Theodosia, MO 65761
(417) 273-4274
Rank: #25 - 4325. - 43.
Malta Bend High School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Student : Teacher Ratio: 5:1
Grades: 7-12
200 S Linn
Malta Bend, MO 65339
(660) 595-2371
Malta Bend, MO 65339
(660) 595-2371
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Missouri average public high schools student:teacher ratio?
The Missouri average public high schools student:teacher ratio is 13:1 for 2025.
What are the public high schools with the lowest student:teacher ratio in Missouri?
The best top ranked public high schools in Missouri include External Sites, Mizzou Academy and Bosworth High School.
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