TOP RATED EDUCATION
Higher Education
501 Westminster
Avenue
Fulton, MO 65251-1299
573.642.3361
Founded in 1851, Westminster College is a private, selective, coeducational, residential, undergraduate college with a curriculum based on the liberal arts with an emphasis on developmental experience. The College is dedicated to teaching excellence and an education centered on key values (integrity, fairness, respect, and responsibility) that prepares their graduates to become leaders of character. The student enrollment is over 800, and the student/faculty ratio is 16:1.
Westminster College has received national attention, not only due to its historical importance, but also with national academic rankings. Westminster College was recently selected to be featured in Colleges of Distinction, a new college guide and website profiling of some of America’s best bets in higher education.
Westminster has been named one of the “Best Colleges” –Forbes Magazine and Westminster College is once again one of the best colleges and universities in the Midwest, according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company selected Westminster as one of the 159 institutions it recommends in its “Best in the Midwest” section on its website feature 2009 Best Colleges: Region by Region.
One UniversityDrive
Fulton, MO 65251
1-800-995-3159
William Woods University is an independent, professions-oriented, student-centered liberal arts university in Fulton, Missouri.
An independent voice in higher education, William Woods University distinguishes itself as a student-centered and professions-oriented university committed to the values of ethics, self-liberation, and lifelong education of students in the world community.
The vision of William Woods University is to be recognized as a progressive and growing leader in higher education, fiscally healthy, and achieving quality in all aspects of institutional life, while cultivating highly respected, innovative, and unique programs.
Career & Technical Centers
One Technology Drive
Linn, MO 65051
(573) 897-5196
Linn State Technical College, as the premier public institution of technical education supporting economic development in the state of Missouri, is dedicated to serving the state’s diverse population. As a student-centered education community, the institution maximizes students’ learning potential by providing them with specialized knowledge in traditional and emerging technical areas as well as general knowledge that fosters a life of learning.
Mexico
Area Vocational Technical School
905 N. Wade Street
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-5684
Davis H. Hart Mexico Area Vocational Technical School is a nationally accredited school that offers courses and training in accounting, cosmetology, electronic equipment installation and repair, carpentry, engine and automotive repair, business computer programming, business computer facilities, drafting and welding.
Public Schools
2 Hornet Drive
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 642-2206
3 elementary, 1
middle school, 1 high school, 1 alternative school
2008 enrollment 2,179
Student Teacher Ratio 17:1
New
Bloomfield RIII School District
307 Redwood Drive
New Bloomfield, MO 65063
(573) 491-3700
1 elementary, 1
high school
2005-2006 enrollment 731
Student Teacher Ratio 19:1
North
Callaway RI School District
2700 Highway 54
P.O. Box 118
Kingdom City, MO 65262-0118
(573) 386-2211
3 elementary, 1
high school
2005-2006 enrollment 1306
Student Teacher Ratio 19:1
South Callaway
RII School District
10135 State Road C
Mokane, MO 65059
(573) 676-5225
1 elementary, 1
middle school, 1 high school
2005-2006 enrollment 934
Student Teacher Ratio 19:1
505 East Fifth Street
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 592-4000
Missouri provides a well-rounded educational program for the deaf children of the state through the facilities and services of the Missouri School for the Deaf. MSD was established in 1851 and is the oldest state supported school of its kind west of the Mississippi River. Separate facilities are provided for elementary, middle school and high school students, and occupy a campus of 90 acres.
Private Schools
Kingdom
Christian Academy
PO Box 695
Fulton, MO 65251
An elementary (K-8)
non-denominational Christian school
2005-2006 enrollment 68
Student Teacher Ratio 17:1
St. Peters Catholic School
700 Highway Z
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 642-2839
An elementary (K-8)
Roman Catholic school
2005-2006 enrollment 142
Student Teacher Ratio 14:1
