Notable School Districts in Missouri

This directory-style guide highlights 50 school districts in Missouri. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

SPRINGFIELD R-XII — SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. Public school district.
ROCKWOOD R-VI — EUREKA, Missouri. Public school district.
NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public school district.
COLUMBIA 93 — COLUMBIA, Missouri. Public school district.
ST. LOUIS CITY — ST LOUIS, Missouri. Public school district.
WENTZVILLE R-IV — WENTZVILLE, Missouri. Public school district.
LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII — LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri. Public school district.
PARKWAY C-2 — CHESTERFIELD, Missouri. Public school district.
FRANCIS HOWELL R-III — O'FALLON, Missouri. Public school district.
FT. ZUMWALT R-II — O'FALLON, Missouri. Public school district.
HAZELWOOD — FLORISSANT, Missouri. Public school district.
BLUE SPRINGS R-IV — BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri. Public school district.
KANSAS CITY 33 — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public school district.
INDEPENDENCE 30 — INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. Public school district.
LIBERTY 53 — LIBERTY, Missouri. Public school district.
PARK HILL — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public school district.
FOX C-6 — ARNOLD, Missouri. Public school district.
ST. JOSEPH — ST JOSEPH, Missouri. Public school district.
MEHLVILLE R-IX — ST LOUIS, Missouri. Public school district.
FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II — Hazelwood, Missouri. Public school district.
JEFFERSON CITY — JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri. Public school district.
RAYTOWN C-2 — RAYTOWN, Missouri. Public school district.
JOPLIN SCHOOLS — JOPLIN, Missouri. Public school district.
LINDBERGH SCHOOLS — St. Louis, Missouri. Public school district.
TROY R-III — TROY, Missouri. Public school district.
Nixa Public Schools — NIXA, Missouri. Public school district.
RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II — PECULIAR, Missouri. Public school district.
KIRKWOOD R-VII — KIRKWOOD, Missouri. Public school district.
WAYNESVILLE R-VI — WAYNESVILLE, Missouri. Public school district.
PATTONVILLE R-III — ST ANN, Missouri. Public school district.
OZARK R-VI — OZARK, Missouri. Public school district.
NORTHWEST R-I — House Springs, Missouri. Public school district.
JACKSON R-II — JACKSON, Missouri. Public school district.
RITENOUR — ST LOUIS, Missouri. Public school district.
RIVERVIEW GARDENS — ST LOUIS, Missouri. Public school district.
REPUBLIC R-III — REPUBLIC, Missouri. Public school district.
POPLAR BLUFF R-I — POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri. Public school district.
HICKMAN MILLS C-1 — KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Public school district.
CARTHAGE R-IX — CARTHAGE, Missouri. Public school district.
SEDALIA 200 — SEDALIA, Missouri. Public school district.
NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT — NEOSHO, Missouri. Public school district.
FORT OSAGE R-I — INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. Public school district.
ST. CHARLES R-VI — ST CHARLES, Missouri. Public school district.
WILLARD R-II — WILLARD, Missouri. Public school district.
WEBB CITY R-VII — WEBB CITY, Missouri. Public school district.
BRANSON R-IV — BRANSON, Missouri. Public school district.
GRAIN VALLEY R-V — GRAIN VALLEY, Missouri. Public school district.
LEBANON R-III — LEBANON, Missouri. Public school district.
LADUE — ST LOUIS, Missouri. Public school district.
WEBSTER GROVES — WEBSTER GROVES, Missouri. Public school district.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2024. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.