High Schools in Knob Noster R-VIII

Summary:

The Knob Noster R-VIII school district in Missouri has a single high school, Knob Noster High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 149th out of 378 Missouri high schools in 2023-2024 to 206th out of 352 in 2022-2023.

Knob Noster High School's academic performance shows some strengths and weaknesses. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates on the MAP/End of Course exams were higher than the state average in Algebra I but lower in Biology I and Government. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was an impressive 98.0%, significantly higher than the state average, while its dropout rate for 2020-2021 was 1.2%, lower than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for 2023-2024 was 19.6%, which is higher than the state average.

Financially, Knob Noster High School appears to be well-resourced, with per-student spending for 2021-2022 at $13,989, higher than the state average, and a student-teacher ratio of 11.7, lower than the state average. These factors may contribute to the school's overall performance and ability to provide more individualized attention to students. While the school has some areas of strength, such as its high graduation rate and low dropout rate, it also faces challenges in improving its academic performance in certain subject areas and addressing its higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate.

District Detail

401 E Wimer
Knob Noster, MO 65336-1444

(660) 563-3186

SchoolDigger Rank:
59^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,007

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP Government (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	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 Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Knob Noster High	Public	9-12	504 S Washington	Knob Noster	65336	Johnson County	Knob Noster R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(660) 563-2283	474	36	13.2	30.4%	370 (78.1%)	21 (4.4%)	32 (6.8%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.0%)	23 (4.9%)	45.9	179^th of 367 public high schools	51.2%		50.3	149^th of 378 public high schools	60.6%	30	48.8	32.3	32.0	$13,977	$2,162	$11,815

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
La Monte R-IV	7.25 mi	2
Warrensburg R-VI	8.32 mi	9	159^th
Pettis County R-Xii	11.71 mi	1
Green Ridge R-VIII	12.4 mi	2
Pettis County R-V	13.86 mi	2	14^th

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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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