High Schools in Ralls County R-II

Summary:

Ralls County R-II School District has only one high school, Mark Twain Senior High, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 259 students. The school district is ranked 232 out of 367 school districts in Missouri and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Mark Twain Senior High has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, ranking 292 out of 367 Missouri high schools in 2024-2025 (1 star), 256 out of 378 in 2023-2024 (2 stars), and 252 out of 352 in 2022-2023 (1 star). The school's four-year graduation rate is high at 98.3%, but its proficiency rates in Algebra I (20.9% and 23.4%) and Biology I (24.5% and 27.7%) are significantly lower than the state averages. Additionally, the school has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 16.0% compared to the state average.

Socioeconomic factors may play a role, as 33.2% of students at Mark Twain Senior High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student was $9,495 in the 2020-2021 school year, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 13.2 in the 2023-2024 school year. Overall, the analysis suggests that Ralls County R-II and Mark Twain Senior High may need to address academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors to improve student outcomes.

District Detail

21622 Hwy 19
Center, MO 63436-2195

(573) 267-3397

SchoolDigger Rank:
232^nd of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 800

Primary Schools: 1
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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mark Twain Senior High	Public	9-12	21622 Hwy 19	Center	63436	Ralls County	Ralls County R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 267-3397	251	21	11.9	28.7%	236 (94.0%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	23.6	292^nd of 367 public high schools	20.4%		31.4	256^th of 378 public high schools	32.3%	36	20.9	24.5	$12,412	$748	$11,664

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Bowling Green R-I	10.28 mi	5	190^th
Hannibal 60	13.24 mi	9	130^th
Department Of Corrections	13.82 mi	20
Van-Far R-I	14.57 mi	2	213^th
Monroe City R-I	15.15 mi	3	192^nd

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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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