What's the worst that can happen due to blatant disobeying?

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As I'm still in high school, I take it the absolute worst would be a visit from the police. I don't mean random disobeying, I mean if someone says I need to do something or stop doing something just because "they told me to" and I don't comply, what is the worst that could happen? As far as I know, it seems modern society relies on you being weak to someone with a louder voice or who is older than you.

Depends on what it is they're telling you not to do. The worst thing that could happen if you disobey when someone tells you "Don't drive after drinking" might be a very unpleasant and/or untimely death and not just trouble with the police.

Well I mean stuff that's not that serious. I know there are excellent reasons to not drink and drive, I mean something less serious like to get out of a public room because a teacher didn't want me being there, or to be silent because someone told me to even though there is no reason to be. Just simple things like that. If someone said, don't jump off that cliff, you'll die, I'm going to listen to them (unless I was depressed or something) because there's a good reason.

I am really into knowing and following the rules most of the time. Except when I strongly believe otherwise or else in a moment of weakness. The rules are one thing and they are the same for everyone in your age group. An unexpected and/or unusual order from an authority figure is a totally different situation. Its hard to accept that there is another person in the world who may not have your best interest in mind but who can order you around. But yes, a lot of people are taught that you should try to give some respect to people who are older than you simply because they are older. And if a person in authority asks you to do something, its not really appropriate to ask why unless you have an urgent need. I think children are taught to obey authority without questioning because it keeps order. What if every time the teacher needed to get something done she had to wait for 25 questions to be answered. Respecting other people who may be in a position of power also helps them become friendly toward you. There are probably plenty of bad people that abuse their privilege. So, if you feel that the teacher was singling you out, you should talk to someone about it.
If a teacher responds to you with an "because I told you to," I think that's really rude of them. But that doesn't mean you should disobey. If this teacher treats you and/or others like this regularly, you need to say something to someone, like a different teacher or a counselor, who seems nice and who takes what you say seriously.
Sometimes it seems schools become little kingdoms on their own with their own laws.
I think the police coming would be pretty scary for everyone. Hope everything works out for you.

Well I believe a few are singling me out, but I'd rather just ignore it than start an uncomfortable confrontation that I will most likely fail at.

Wouldn't it be better if the students after the 25 questions absolutely understood becuase they asked those questions? Wouldn't the time have been well spent then?

I always get confused with the typical NT's idea of respect. They always contradict themselves, and get mad when you point it out.