The two largest school systems in Missouri only got better because the State and the Feds had to take them over and everybody left thus reducing the student population by nearly 2/3's.
K-State: Enrollment Decline
MU: Enrollment Decline
KU: Enrollment stagnation
Alabama, Auburn, UAB all time record enrollment.
Missouri 8th worst road infrastructure state in the country, where 1/4 of the roads are rated "poor".