Largest Schools in Missouri

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 7, 2026

Ranked by student enrollment. Data from NCES CCD 2022-23.

3,895

Largest School

Missouri Virtual Academy

1,903

Avg Enrollment

Schools Listed

State

#	School	Enrollment	Student:Teacher	Level	District
1.	Missouri Virtual Academy HILLSBORO	3,895	—	other	GRANDVIEW R-II
2.	Blue Springs High BLUE SPRINGS	2,429	21.3:1	high	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
3.	Moca-S SPRINGFIELD	2,345	—	other	STURGEON R-V
4.	Lindbergh Sr. High ST. LOUIS	2,304	17.2:1	high	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
5.	Blue Springs South High BLUE SPRINGS	2,299	18.5:1	high	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
6.	Joplin High JOPLIN	2,288	18.6:1	high	JOPLIN SCHOOLS
7.	Liberty North High School LIBERTY	2,262	18.2:1	high	LIBERTY 53
8.	Troy Buchanan High TROY	2,148	16.2:1	high	TROY R-III
9.	Marquette Sr. High CHESTERFIELD	2,095	15.8:1	high	ROCKWOOD R-VI
10.	Staley High KANSAS CITY	2,091	20:1	high	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
11.	Nixa High NIXA	2,041	17.2:1	high	Nixa Public Schools
12.	Ritenour Sr. High ST LOUIS	2,041	19.1:1	high	RITENOUR
13.	David H. Hickman High COLUMBIA	2,007	17.2:1	high	COLUMBIA 93
14.	Lee'S Summit West High LEE'S SUMMIT	1,999	16.6:1	high	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
15.	Rock Bridge Sr. High COLUMBIA	1,997	18.8:1	high	COLUMBIA 93
16.	Hazelwood West High HAZELWOOD	1,994	18.9:1	high	HAZELWOOD
17.	Lee'S Summit Sr. High LEE'S SUMMIT	1,989	13.5:1	high	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
18.	Park Hill High KANSAS CITY	1,947	17.7:1	high	PARK HILL
19.	Pattonville Sr. High MARYLAND HEIGHTS	1,945	15:1	high	PATTONVILLE R-III
20.	Lee'S Summit North High LEE'S SUMMIT	1,940	17:1	high	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
21.	Kickapoo High SPRINGFIELD	1,923	19.6:1	high	SPRINGFIELD R-XII
22.	Park Hill South High RIVERSIDE	1,890	17.5:1	high	PARK HILL
23.	Oakville Sr. High ST LOUIS	1,847	15.9:1	high	MEHLVILLE R-IX
24.	Francis Howell High ST CHARLES	1,843	19.9:1	high	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
25.	Liberty High LIBERTY	1,842	16.5:1	high	LIBERTY 53
26.	Jackson Sr. High JACKSON	1,830	17.1:1	high	JACKSON R-II
27.	Ozark High OZARK	1,789	16.3:1	high	OZARK R-VI
28.	Northwest High CEDAR HILL	1,788	16.9:1	high	NORTHWEST R-I
29.	Oak Park High KANSAS CITY	1,755	18.1:1	high	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
30.	Francis Howell Central High ST CHARLES	1,750	19.4:1	high	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
31.	Seckman Sr. High IMPERIAL	1,737	18.3:1	high	FOX C-6
32.	Central High ST JOSEPH	1,733	18.6:1	high	ST. JOSEPH
33.	Truman High INDEPENDENCE	1,720	18.5:1	high	INDEPENDENCE 30
34.	North Kansas City High KANSAS CITY	1,719	16.4:1	high	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
35.	Waynesville Sr. High WAYNESVILLE	1,719	20:1	high	WAYNESVILLE R-VI
36.	Hazelwood Central High FLORISSANT	1,718	19.2:1	high	HAZELWOOD
37.	Francis Howell North High ST CHARLES	1,716	18.7:1	high	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
38.	Kirkwood Sr. High KIRKWOOD	1,693	15:1	high	KIRKWOOD R-VII
39.	Lafayette Sr. High WILDWOOD	1,669	15.7:1	high	ROCKWOOD R-VI
40.	Fox Sr. High ARNOLD	1,660	17.2:1	high	FOX C-6
41.	Liberty High School LAKE ST. LOUIS	1,647	17.6:1	high	WENTZVILLE R-IV
42.	Ft. Zumwalt West High O'FALLON	1,643	14.7:1	high	FT. ZUMWALT R-II
43.	Carthage High School CARTHAGE	1,626	18.1:1	high	CARTHAGE R-IX
44.	Eureka Sr. High EUREKA	1,586	16.5:1	high	ROCKWOOD R-VI
45.	Smith-Cotton High School SEDALIA	1,551	16.8:1	high	SEDALIA 200
46.	Fort Osage High INDEPENDENCE	1,545	18.5:1	high	FORT OSAGE R-I
47.	Raymore-Peculiar Sr. High PECULIAR	1,540	17.7:1	high	RAYMORE-PECULIAR R-II
48.	Ft. Zumwalt North High O'FALLON	1,538	13.7:1	high	FT. ZUMWALT R-II
49.	Neosho High NEOSHO	1,530	18.4:1	high	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT
50.	Republic High REPUBLIC	1,530	17.5:1	high	REPUBLIC R-III

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Methodology

Enrollment data comes from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 school year. Schools are ranked by total student enrollment. Student-teacher ratios are calculated from full-time equivalent (FTE) teacher counts reported by each school.

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