List of Missouri high schools by athletic conferences
School Name Mascot City County School Type
Barat Academy Eagles Chesterfield St. Louis Private
Bolivar Liberators Bolivar Polk Public
Canton Tigers Canton Lewis Public
Center Yellowjackets Kansas City Jackson Public
Central Visual & Performing Arts Eagles St. Louis St. Louis City Magnet
Climax Springs Cougars Climax Springs Camden Public
Clinton Cardinals Clinton Henry Public
Columbia Independent School Lions Columbia Boone Private
Derrick Thomas Academy Chiefs Kansas City Jackson Charter
Frederick Douglass Bulldogs Columbia Boone Public
The Fulton School Eagles St. Albans Franklin Private
Grandview Christian School Eagles Grandview Jackson Private
Greenfield Wildcats Greenfield Dade Public
Hogan Preparatory Academy Rams Kansas City Jackson Charter
Lift for Life Academy Redhawks St. Louis St. Louis City Charter
Malta Bend Tigers Malta Bend Saline Public
Marion County Mustangs Philadelphia Marion Public
Missouri Military Academy Colonels Mexico Audrain Private/All Male
Missouri School for the Deaf Eagles Fulton Callaway Private
Notre Dame de Sion Storm Kansas City Jackson Private/All Female
Independents
The following lists schools that are independents , meaning they do not belong to or compete in any of the athletic conferences above . [ 32 ] However they do compete against other schools in Missouri ( and sometimes surrounding states ) on a non-conference basis . Independents are included in the MSHSAA playoff system based on a District assignment separate from any athletic conference .
The following lists Missouri high schools and the athletic conferences in which they compete. Under the current system used by the Missouri State High School Activities Association some conference member teams may also compete in the same playoff district while others are in districts with non-conference members. As a general rule most conferences contain schools within their region and of similar class size, the class based on school enrollment.