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Best Missouri School Districts

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 566 top school districts in Missouri, serving 884,634 students.

The most diverse district is Pattonville R-III School District, with a diversity score of 0.72.

The largest school district is Springfield R-XII School District, serving 24,285 students.

The highest graduation rate school district is Clayton School District, with 99% graduation rate.

Top Missouri School Districts (2026-27)

School District

# Students

Diversity Score

Graduation %

Academie Lafayette School District

1,425

0.63

n/a

Academy For Integrated Arts School District

244

0.41

n/a

Adair County R-I School District

206

0.02

80%

Adair County R-II School District

144

0.05

50%

Adrian R-III School District

689

0.15

90%

Advance R-IV School District

428

0.08

90%

Affton 101 School District

2,619

0.5

92%

Albany R-III School District

450

0.09

90%

Allen Village School District

384

0.5

90%

Altenburg 48 School District

113

0.04

n/a

Alton R-IV School District

571

0.06

90%

Appleton City R-II School District

331

0.1

80%

Arcadia Valley R-II School District

974

0.11

95%

Archie R-V School District

569

0.22

90%

ASH Grove R-IV School District

786

0.14

90%

Atlanta C-3 School District

200

0.09

50%

Atlas School District

431

0.35

n/a

Aurora R-VIII School District

1,843

0.37

92%

Ava R-I School District

1,330

0.12

95%

Avenue City R-IX School District

229

0.09

n/a

Avilla R-XIII School District

114

0.24

n/a

Bakersfield R-IV School District

392

0.05

90%

Ballard R-II School District

116

0.15

50%

Bayless School District

1,805

0.57

92%

Believe Academy Stl School District

n/a

Bell City R-II School District

196

0.1

80%

Belleview R-III School District

0.07

n/a

Belton 124 School District

4,230

0.6

90%

Bernie R-XIII School District

478

0.21

90%

Bevier C-4 School District

220

0.11

70%

Billings R-IV School District

398

0.15

90%

Bismarck R-V School District

446

0.09

90%

Blackwater R-II School District

101

0.15

n/a

Blair Oaks R-II School District

1,163

0.11

95%

Bloomfield R-XIV School District

595

0.11

90%

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