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Best High Schools in Bates County, MO

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Schools

1,365

Students

Districts

Top rankedButler High215^th of 367 Missouri high schools

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Biggest riser

Butler High up 65 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Drexel High 8.9 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adrian Senior High	Public	6-12	601 N Houston	Adrian	64720	Bates County	Adrian R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 297-4460	375	29	12.9	20.5%	353 (94.1%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	32.4	251^st of 367 public high schools	31.6%		30.1	262^nd of 378 public high schools	30.7%	11	36.3		17.3			26.8		39.9	21.6		$10,998	$310	$10,688
Ballard High	Public	7-12	10247 NE State Route 18	Butler	64730	Bates County	Ballard R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 297-2656	59	9	6.4	49.2%	53 (89.8%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)											$19,144	$1,062	$18,081
Butler High	Public	6-12	420 S Fulton St	Butler	64730	Bates County	Butler R-V	No	No	No	No	(660) 679-6121	476	40	11.9	44.1%	417 (87.6%)	6 (1.3%)	35 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	38.4	215^th of 367 public high schools	41.4%		25.6	280^th of 378 public high schools	25.9%	65	46.1	25.1	11.4	20.1	37.1	16.8	29.3	14.0	38.7		$12,379	$585	$11,794
Drexel High	Public	6-12	207 S Fourth St	Drexel	64742	Bates County	Drexel R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 652-0402	134	15	8.9	35.8%	119 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)								(n/a)		31.3								13.4	$14,854	$245	$14,609
Hume High	Public	6-12	9163 SW 2nd Street	Hume	64752	Bates County	Hume R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 643-7411	51	9	5.8	56.9%	45 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.8%)								(n/a)											$18,423	$1,457	$16,966
Miami High	Public	7-12	7638 NW State Route J	Amoret	64722	Bates County	Miami R-I	No	No	No	No	(660) 267-3484	80	10	8.2	33.8%	70 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	7 (8.8%)								(n/a)											$17,327	$419	$16,908
Rich Hill High	Public	6-12	703 N Third	Rich Hill	64779	Bates County	Rich Hill R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 395-4191	190	17	11.4	48.4%	170 (89.5%)	5 (2.6%)	9 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)								(n/a)	36.0			47.7	28.0			66.5			$11,715	$1,138	$10,577

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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