The largest public schools in Missouri
Missouri Virtual Academy in Hillsboro was Missouri's largest public school in 2024-25, with 3,895 students. 2 of the 15 largest teach online; their enrollment comes from across the state.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · ranked by fall 2024 membership, schools open that year · method
The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.
The 50 largest, with their teachers
| School | City | Students | Per teacher | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Virtual Academy | Hillsboro | 3,895 | 25.0 | Yes |
| Blue Springs High | Blue Springs | 2,429 | 15.9 | No |
| Moca-S | Springfield | 2,345 | 25.7 | Yes |
| Lindbergh Senior High | St. Louis | 2,304 | 17.6 | No |
| Blue Springs South High | Blue Springs | 2,299 | 18.2 | No |
| Joplin High | Joplin | 2,288 | 18.4 | No |
| Liberty North High School | Liberty | 2,262 | 17.4 | No |
| Troy Buchanan High | Troy | 2,148 | 14.7 | No |
| Marquette Senior High | Chesterfield | 2,095 | 15.9 | No |
| Staley High | Kansas City | 2,091 | 20.0 | No |
| Nixa High | Nixa | 2,041 | 17.9 | No |
| Ritenour Senior High | St Louis | 2,041 | 19.9 | No |
| David H. Hickman High | Columbia | 2,007 | 15.9 | No |
| Lee's Summit West High | Lee's Summit | 1,999 | 16.6 | No |
| Rock Bridge Senior High | Columbia | 1,997 | 18.3 | No |
The other 35 on the list
| School | City | Students | Per teacher | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood West High | Hazelwood | 1,994 | 20.2 | No |
| Lee's Summit Senior High | Lee's Summit | 1,989 | 13.3 | No |
| Park Hill High | Kansas City | 1,947 | 17.5 | No |
| Pattonville Senior High | Maryland Heights | 1,945 | 15.3 | No |
| Lee's Summit North High | Lee's Summit | 1,940 | 16.8 | No |
| Kickapoo High | Springfield | 1,923 | 19.3 | No |
| Park Hill South High | Riverside | 1,890 | 16.9 | No |
| Oakville Senior High | St Louis | 1,847 | 16.2 | No |
| Francis Howell High | St Charles | 1,843 | 19.9 | No |
| Liberty High | Liberty | 1,842 | 15.3 | No |
| Jackson Senior High | Jackson | 1,830 | 16.8 | No |
| Ozark High | Ozark | 1,789 | 14.9 | No |
| Northwest High | Cedar Hill | 1,788 | 16.1 | No |
| Oak Park High | Kansas City | 1,755 | 17.8 | No |
| Francis Howell Central High | St Charles | 1,750 | 19.0 | No |
| Seckman Senior High | Imperial | 1,737 | 17.0 | No |
| Central High | St Joseph | 1,733 | 16.4 | No |
| Truman High | Independence | 1,720 | 18.6 | No |
| North Kansas City High | Kansas City | 1,719 | 16.3 | No |
| Waynesville Senior High | Waynesville | 1,719 | 17.5 | No |
| Hazelwood Central High | Florissant | 1,718 | 27.9 | No |
| Francis Howell North High | St Charles | 1,716 | 19.3 | No |
| Kirkwood Senior High | Kirkwood | 1,693 | 14.7 | No |
| Lafayette Senior High | Wildwood | 1,669 | 15.6 | No |
| Fox Senior High | Arnold | 1,660 | 18.2 | No |
| Liberty High School | Lake St. Louis | 1,647 | 16.9 | No |
| Ft. Zumwalt West High | O'fallon | 1,643 | 14.3 | No |
| Carthage High School | Carthage | 1,626 | 18.4 | No |
| Eureka Senior High | Eureka | 1,586 | 15.6 | No |
| Smith-Cotton High School | Sedalia | 1,551 | 16.9 | No |
| Fort Osage High | Independence | 1,545 | 17.7 | No |
| Raymore-Peculiar Senior High | Peculiar | 1,540 | 15.1 | No |
| Ft. Zumwalt North High | O'fallon | 1,538 | 14.8 | No |
| Neosho High | Neosho | 1,530 | 18.1 | No |
| Republic High | Republic | 1,530 | 16.9 | No |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership, staff and the directory's virtual-status field.
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Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership and staff files · 2024-25