Public schools in Maryland Heights, MO

Maryland Heights has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,246 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Pattonville R-III School District runs 5 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Maryland Heights's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Maryland HeightsDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Pattonville R-III School District56,102$15,871
Parkway Schools117,134$13,983

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

One high school in Maryland Heights, 1,945 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Pattonville Senior High1,94515.333.7%Pattonville R-III

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Maryland Heights, 680 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Pattonville Heights Middle68012.632.8%Pattonville R-III

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

4 elementary schools in Maryland Heights, 1,621 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mckelvey Intermediate43213.813.9%Parkway Schools
Parkwood Elementary40912.545.0%Pattonville R-III
Traditional School39215.217.9%Pattonville R-III
Rose Acres Elementary38814.428.4%Pattonville R-III

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Maryland Heights's public schools compare with Missouri's

The median Maryland Heights school has 14.1 students per full-time teacher, more than the Missouri median of 12.5. 17% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 48% across the state. Its median school enrolls 421 students (state 317).

Maryland Heights against Missouri, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Maryland HeightsMissouri
Median students per teacher14.112.5
Median school size (students)421317
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)17%48%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%22%
Charter schools0%3.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Maryland Heights schools and the 2,294 Missouri schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Maryland Heights

  1. Pattonville R-III School DistrictRuns 5 of Maryland Heights's 6 public schools and spent $15,871 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,871
  2. Pattonville Senior High, the largest high school in Maryland Heights1,945 students in 2024-25, 15.3 per teacher.1,945
  3. Compare Pattonville R-III School District with Parkway SchoolsMaryland Heights's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in MissouriMissouri's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Maryland Heights addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Missouri

  1. St Louis193 schools
  2. Kansas City151 schools
  3. Springfield60 schools
  4. Independence36 schools
  5. Columbia35 schools
  6. St Charles32 schools
  7. Lee's Summit30 schools
  8. Florissant29 schools

Questions about schools in Maryland Heights

  1. How many public schools are in Maryland Heights, MO?
    6 public schools with an address in Maryland Heights were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,246 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Maryland Heights?
    Pattonville Senior High, with 1,945 students in 2024-25 (Pattonville R-III School District).
  3. Which districts run Maryland Heights's schools?
    Pattonville R-III School District (5 schools), Parkway Schools (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25