Education in Missouri

[6] The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) is an annual set of mandatory standardized tests taken by students in grades 3 through 8.

Parents who decide to home-school must provide 1,000 hours of instruction during the school year pursuant to Section 167.031 of the Missouri revised statutes.

According to Missouri State University's Enrollment department, homeschool students had higher than average ACT scores and better end-of-semester GPA than their peers.

The state also funds a $2000, renewable merit-based scholarship known as Bright Flight, which is given to Missouri students attending an in-state university who earned a composite score on the ACT or SAT in the top 3 percent in Missouri, or a score among the top 5% of test takers nationally.

There are numerous junior colleges, trade schools, theological seminaries, and church universities.