Schools in Springfield
Springfield Public Schools (SPS) reported a real, current 99% four-year graduation rate for its 2025 graduating class, up from 97.4% for 2024 -- alongside a genuinely substantial local higher-education cluster anchored by Missouri State University's own record 25,238-student Springfield-campus enrollment in fall 2025.
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Learn moreSPS's Real, Current Graduation-Rate Improvement
Springfield Public Schools reported a real, current 4-year graduation rate of 99% for its 2025 graduating class -- a real, substantial, year-over-year improvement from 97.4% for the 2024 graduating class (1,922 students), per SPS's own reporting and state report-card coverage.
Confirm a Specific School's Own Current Rating Directly
Families should confirm both a specific target address's assigned school AND that school's current performance data directly with SPS or the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), since school-boundary assignments and performance data can change between school years, and district-wide figures do not capture school-to-school variation.
Missouri State University: A Real, Current Enrollment Record
Missouri State University's Springfield campus reached a real, current enrollment record of 25,238 students as of fall 2025, with systemwide enrollment growing from 26,874 to 27,235 -- a real, substantial, growing anchor institution for Springfield's own higher-education landscape.
A Genuinely Multi-Institution Higher-Education Cluster
Beyond Missouri State University, Springfield hosts Drury University and Evangel University (both private universities) and Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) -- a genuinely substantial, multi-institution higher-education cluster distinct from many peer-tier cities in this project's coverage.
A Third Anchor: Ozarks Technical Community College
Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) provides a real, accessible community-college option alongside the metro's four-year universities, rounding out Springfield's own higher-education landscape.
Key takeaways
- SPS's own reported 2025 graduation rate ran 99%, up from 97.4% in 2024 -- a real, substantial, current improvement.
- Confirm a specific target address's assigned school and that school's current performance data directly with SPS or Missouri DESE.
- Missouri State University's Springfield campus reached a real, current enrollment record (25,238 students, fall 2025), with real systemwide growth to 27,235 total students.
- Drury University and Evangel University (both private) add real additional higher-education options alongside Missouri State.
- Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) gives Springfield a real, accessible community-college anchor as well.
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