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Hazelwood School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Florissant, Hazelwood, Bridgeton, Bellefontaine Neighbors and Black Jack, and parts of Ferguson, Berkeley and Dellwood.
Students
16,321
Schools
32
Spent per student
$14,941
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$256.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Hazelwood School District
- School Grade D: better than 7% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts below the state
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $256.9M, about $15,743 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Hoyleton.
PK–8Nashville Grade SchoolNashville Consolidated Community School District 49
9–12Nashville Comm High SchoolNashville Community High School District 99
Test scores vs. MO
2020–21Math proficiency11%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 45.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)80%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,941 per student · 3% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 32%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
16,064’20
16,299’21
15,690’22
16,262’23
16,321’24
About steady.
Students
Black 82%White 8%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
32 public schools.
McCurdy Elem.
D538 students19:1
Barrington Elem.
D515 students16:1
Walker Elem.
D508 students14:1
Jury Elem.
D480 students19:1
Cold Water Elem.
D449 students17:1
Brown Elem.
D441 students16:1
Grannemann Elem.
D−438 students13:1
McNair Elem.
D417 students19:1
Russell Elem.
C−373 students14:1
Arrowpoint Elem.
D−371 students13:1
Lusher Elem.
D371 students14:1
Armstrong Elem.
D361 students12:1
Townsend Elem.
D351 students13:1
Keeven Elem.
D331 students15:1
Larimore Elem.
D−330 students13:1
Lawson Elem.
D316 students16:1
Jamestown Elem.
D314 students15:1
Garrett Elem.
C−309 students13:1
Twillman Elem.
D−273 students13:1
Elem. Special Programs Dept.
0 students
Northwest Middle
D770 students20:1
West Middle
C−724 students17:1
North Middle
D702 students20:1
Central Middle
D692 students15:1
Southeast Middle
D491 students14:1
East Middle
D167 students5:1
Hazelwood West High
C−1,994 students20:1
Hazelwood Central High
C−1,718 students28:1
Hazelwood East High
D1,310 students26:1
Central Early Childhood Center
113 students7:1
East Early Childhood Center
86 students6:1
West Early Childhood Center
68 students8:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Ferguson-Florissant R-II School DistrictCalverton Park, Cool Valley, Kinloch
$15,294per student
Pattonville R-III School DistrictChamp, Maryland Heights, St. Ann
$16,881per student
Ritenour School DistrictSt. Ann, St. John, Woodson Terrace
$13,034per student
Jennings School DistrictJennings
$13,239per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.