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Best School Counties in Missouri 2026

Ranked by graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and educational attainment.

Top 10 — Schools in Missouri

Score reflects schools only — not overall county quality.

1Caldwell County, MO
71.5
2Knox County, MO
66.4
3Sullivan County, MO
64.4
4Monroe County, MO
64.3
5St. Charles County, MO
64
6Stone County, MO
62.7
7Putnam County, MO
62.5
8St. Louis County, MO
61.9
9Schuyler County, MO
60.7
10Shelby County, MO
59.3

All Missouri Counties — Schools Rankings

115 counties ranked by schools score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Caldwell County, MO
71.5
64.7
2Knox County, MO
66.4
66
3Sullivan County, MO
64.4
62.4
4Monroe County, MO
64.3
58.6
5St. Charles County, MO
64
48.2
6Stone County, MO
62.7
52.2
7Putnam County, MO
62.5
62.9
8St. Louis County, MO
61.9
36.6
9Schuyler County, MO
60.7
55.5
10Shelby County, MO
59.3
60.1
11Clay County, MO
58.3
45.5
12Lewis County, MO
57.8
62.1
13Howell County, MO
57.5
49.1
14Chariton County, MO
57.2
61.3
15Lafayette County, MO
55.9
56.2
16Mercer County, MO
55.8
62.8
17Carter County, MO
55.4
57.5
18Atchison County, MO
55.3
58.3
19Ste. Genevieve County, MO
54.9
54
20Washington County, MO
54.6
51.4
21Greene County, MO
54.5
54.4
22Dallas County, MO
54.3
59
23Cooper County, MO
54.1
56.7
24Platte County, MO
54
45.2
25Adair County, MO
53.8
44.3
26Oregon County, MO
53.7
60
27Miller County, MO
53.5
54.3
28Taney County, MO
53.5
42.2
29Morgan County, MO
53.2
53.7
30Dent County, MO
52.9
55.5
31Iron County, MO
52.5
59.3
32Clinton County, MO
52
47.7
33Randolph County, MO
51.9
49.9
34Reynolds County, MO
50.3
66.2
35Shannon County, MO
49.8
61.3
36Camden County, MO
49.5
48.6
37Carroll County, MO
49.2
58.1
38Phelps County, MO
48.4
43
39Osage County, MO
48.1
67.2
40Ralls County, MO
47.7
61.9
41Ozark County, MO
47.6
60.2
42Barton County, MO
47.5
44.6
43Pike County, MO
47.3
54.6
44Maries County, MO
46.7
64
45Laclede County, MO
46.5
43.7
46Nodaway County, MO
46
50.3
47Wright County, MO
45.9
64.2
48Crawford County, MO
45.4
40.7
49Boone County, MO
45
39.5
50Pettis County, MO
44.9
41.1
51Texas County, MO
44.5
50.3
52Bates County, MO
44.3
45.2
53Christian County, MO
43.9
38.5
54Scott County, MO
43.8
54
55Daviess County, MO
43.7
53.5
56Lincoln County, MO
43.5
45
57Wayne County, MO
43.4
50
58Bollinger County, MO
43.1
54.3
59Grundy County, MO
43.1
51
60Pemiscot County, MO
42.5
34.6
61Clark County, MO
42.2
55.1
62Holt County, MO
41.9
57.5
63Stoddard County, MO
41.7
47.1
64Linn County, MO
41.6
61.9
65Johnson County, MO
41.3
44.9
66Gasconade County, MO
41.1
59.2
67Moniteau County, MO
41
59.1
68Benton County, MO
40.7
50.4
69Franklin County, MO
40.6
42.5
70Scotland County, MO
40.6
60.6
71Henry County, MO
39.6
44.5
72Montgomery County, MO
39.6
53.4
73McDonald County, MO
39.5
44.7
74Marion County, MO
39.4
42.3
75Barry County, MO
39.1
45.9
76New Madrid County, MO
39.1
38.1
77St. Francois County, MO
39.1
37.3
78Worth County, MO
38.9
59.2
79Howard County, MO
38.3
52.4
80Jefferson County, MO
38.2
40.4
81Cape Girardeau County, MO
37.9
42.6
82Andrew County, MO
37.5
53.8
83Callaway County, MO
36.9
39.7
84Pulaski County, MO
36.5
49.8
85Audrain County, MO
36.4
51.2
86Butler County, MO
36.3
37.9
87Cedar County, MO
36.3
45.4
88Jackson County, MO
36
35.7
89Vernon County, MO
35.4
42
90Gentry County, MO
35.2
57.1
91Livingston County, MO
34.6
52.7
92Lawrence County, MO
34.5
45.6
93Douglas County, MO
34.1
60.8
94Hickory County, MO
34.1
57.8
95Mississippi County, MO
31.4
35.4
96Macon County, MO
31.1
52.6
97St. Louis city, MO
30.7
26.2
98Saline County, MO
30.6
42.8
99Dunklin County, MO
29.6
40.9
100Warren County, MO
29.3
43.2
101Polk County, MO
28.6
44.3
102Cass County, MO
27.9
33.2
103Webster County, MO
26.8
50
104Ray County, MO
26.6
42.2
105Jasper County, MO
25.6
32
106St. Clair County, MO
24.5
59.1
107Newton County, MO
24.3
42.6
108DeKalb County, MO
24
55.9
109Dade County, MO
22.4
44.1
110Perry County, MO
21.5
47.2
111Ripley County, MO
21
49.8
112Harrison County, MO
20.9
50.3
113Madison County, MO
16.9
46
114Buchanan County, MO
12.9
31.1
115Cole County, MO
9
54.8

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