High schools in Springfield include Central High School, which was attended by civil rights figure Linda Brown and Price Is Right host Bob Barker, Kickapoo high school (which was attended by actors Brad Pitt and Lucas Grabeel), and Hillcrest High School (which was attended by former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft). Other public high schools in Springfield include Glendale High School and Parkview High School. Private schools include Springfield Sudbury School and Greenwood Laboratory School (which was attended by famed golfer Payne Stewart). There are several private, Christian schools in Springfield as well, including New Covenant Academy, Springfield Lutheran School, Springfield Catholic High School, and Christian Schools of Springfield.
Colleges and universities located in Springfield include Missouri State University attended by actors John Goodman and Kathleen Turner, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Baptist Bible College, Central Bible College, Drury University, which was attended by Bob Barker, Evangel University, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, Ozarks Technical Community College, St. John's College of Nursing and Health Sciences of Southwest Baptist University, Vatterott College, Everest College, Cox College (Nursing School), and Bryan College.
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