St. Joseph School District

Public Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for St. Joseph.

At a glance

10,430Students enrolled

25Schools

$13,605Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

74%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For St. Joseph

Grades PK–12

14 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

6 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MO

Math proficiency28%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts38%

State average 45.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)80%

State average 90.6%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,605

per student each year · 7% below the MO average

Spending

Classroom instruction52%

Support & administration43%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)45%

State42%

Federal13%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

10,333’20

10,208’21

10,240’22

10,477’23

10,430’24

Students

White · 62%6,466

Hispanic · 14%1,508

Two or more races · 13%1,317

Black · 6%659

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 3%265

Asian · 2%194

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools25 in district

Level

All 25 Preschool 2 Elementary 13 Middle 4 High 4 Other 2

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CARDEN PARK ELEMElementary · Grades K–6 · 638 students · St. Joseph

CPublic 📚

OAK GROVE ELEMElementary · Grades PK–6 · 502 students · St. Joseph

A-Public 📚

PARKWAY ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–6 · 438 students · St Joseph

C+Public 📚

LINDBERGH ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–5 · 431 students · St Joseph

DPublic 📚

HOSEA ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–5 · 422 students · St Joseph

DPublic 📚

SKAITH ELEM.Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 398 students · St Joseph

B-Public 📚

COLEMAN ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–6 · 388 students · St Joseph

CPublic 📚

EDISON ELEM.Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 362 students · St Joseph

DPublic 📚

HYDE ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–5 · 352 students · St Joseph

BPublic 📚

ELLISON ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–6 · 343 students · St Joseph

APublic 📚

FIELD ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–6 · 336 students · St Joseph

A-Public 📚

PERSHING ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–6 · 285 students · St Joseph

BPublic 📚

PICKETT ELEM.Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 250 students · St Joseph

C+Public 📚

BODE MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 488 students · St Joseph

C+Public 📚

TRUMAN MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 486 students · St Joseph

DPublic 📚

ROBIDOUX MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 405 students · St Joseph

C-Public 📚

SPRING GARDEN MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 404 students · St Joseph

DPublic 🏫

CENTRAL HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,733 students · St Joseph

B-Public 🏫

BENTON HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 682 students · St Joseph

CPublic 🏫

LAFAYETTE HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 644 students · St Joseph

CPublic 🏫

HILLYARD TECHNICAL CTR.High · Grades 9–12 · St Joseph

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Mark Twain Early Learning CntrPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 232 students · St. Joseph

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Lake Early Learning CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 211 students · St. Joseph

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ALT. RESOURCE CTR.Other · Grades K–12 · St Joseph

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BUCHANAN CO. ACADEMYOther · Grades K–12 · St Joseph

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

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District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.