An area high school has been recognized for helping students plan financially for high education.

Twelve public high schools in Missouri were recognized in total, including Prairie Home High School.

Public high schools throughout the state competed for scholarship prizes as part of the Show-Me FAFSA Challenge, which the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) launched in October 2020 to promote completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) among high school seniors.
The competition began October 1, when the 2023-24 FAFSA opened, and ended April 1, the Access Missouri Grant final deadline.
Schools were automatically entered and sorted into three groups based on size. Each group competed for prizes in four categories, including highest completion rate, most improved completion rate, highest percentage of lowest income students filed, and most innovative strategy. Random drawings were held to decide the winners in categories where there were ties. The Missouri Scholarship & Loan Foundation and the Missouri College and Career Attainment Network sponsor the scholarship prizes.

Prairie Home High School was recognized as the winner for Highest Overall Completion for 1-500 students with 72.7 percent. The high school was one of four Missouri schools to reach the FAFSA filing goal of 60 percent.