D−
St. Louis City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves St. Louis.
Students
17,933
Schools
68
Spent per student
$23,121
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$123.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about St. Louis City School District
- School Grade D−: better than 4% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 18 pts below the state
- Spends 59% more per student than the MO average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $123.8M, about $6,905 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for St. Libory.
K–8St Libory Elem SchoolSt. Libory Consolidated School District 30
9–12Freeburg Community High SchFreeburg Community High School District 77
Test scores vs. MO
2020–21Math proficiency10%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 45.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)73%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,121 per student · 59% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 43%Support & administration 53%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 12%Federal 21%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
18,241’20
18,747’21
18,321’22
18,284’23
17,933’24
About steady.
Students
Black 75%White 12%Hispanic 9%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
68 public schools.
Stix Early Childhood CTR.
472 students13:1
Gateway Elem.
D−426 students11:1
Mullanphy Botanical Gardens
D−413 students10:1
Mason Elem.
C−393 students11:1
Buder Elem.
D359 students11:1
Woerner Elem
D349 students12:1
Dewey SCH.-Internat'l. Studies
D337 students12:1
Nahed Chapman New American Aca
D−332 students11:1
Earl Nance SR. Elem.
D−321 students13:1
Woodward Elem.
D−319 students15:1
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elem.
A+313 students14:1
Wilkinson Early Childhood CTR.
304 students12:1
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1
Hickey Elem.
D−273 students14:1
Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts CTR.
D272 students10:1
Washington Montessori
D−266 students11:1
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1
Mann Elem.
D261 students14:1
Betty Wheeler Classical JR. Ac
A+260 students11:1
Oak Hill Elem.
D256 students13:1
Hamilton Elem. Community Ed.
D−243 students11:1
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1
Lexington Elem.
D−234 students13:1
Columbia Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−216 students15:1
Hodgen Elem.
D−206 students10:1
Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−206 students11:1
Herzog Elem.
D−201 students13:1
Ashland Elem. and BR.
D−199 students12:1
Monroe Elem.
D−181 students13:1
Froebel Elem.
D−178 students14:1
Bryan Hill Elem.
D−173 students13:1
Adams Elem.
D−171 students12:1
Meramec Elem.
D−171 students9:1
Peabody Elem.
D−171 students9:1
Henry Elem.
D−165 students9:1
Shenandoah Elem.
D−145 students10:1
Ames Visual/Perf. Arts
D−131 students9:1
Jefferson Elem.
D−125 students11:1
Walbridge Elem. Community Ed.
D−122 students11:1
Humboldt Acad of Higher Lrning
D−108 students12:1
George Washington Carver Elem
D103 students7:1
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1
Educ Therap Support at Madison
0 students0:1
Compton-Drew Ilc Middle
D419 students13:1
Carr Lane Vpa Middle
D−396 students12:1
Gateway Middle
D−382 students12:1
Busch MS Character Athletics
D361 students14:1
Yeatman-Liddell Middle School
D−300 students14:1
Long Middle Community Ed. CTR.
D−290 students14:1
Acad of Entre Stdy@louverture
D−289 students11:1
Carnahan Middle
214 students11:1
Gateway High
D860 students9:1
Roosevelt High
D−734 students12:1
Vashon High
D−621 students15:1
McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.
A+610 students15:1
Miller Career Academy
D−430 students10:1
Sumner High
D−407 students13:1
Soldan International Studies
D337 students9:1
Collegiate School of Med/Bio
A+332 students14:1
Metro High
A+317 students13:1
Central Visual/Perf. Arts High
D314 students11:1
Community Access Job Training
D−85 students5:1
Griscom Juvenile Detention CTR
27 students5:1
Beaumont Cte High School
0 students0:1
Carnahan SCH. of the Future
0 students
Vo. Tech. Tuition
0 students
ST. Louis Children's Hospital
0 students
Vicc
0 students
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Belleville Township High School District 201Cahokia Heights, Centreville, East St. Louis
$20,728per student
East St. Louis School District 189Cahokia Heights, Centreville, East St. Louis
$29,017per student
Cahokia Community Unit School District 187Cahokia Heights, Centreville, Sauget
$27,231per student
Clayton School DistrictClayton, Richmond Heights
$24,787per 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.