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Florissant, Missouri - 32 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Hazelwood #189 of 433 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,977 per pupil, Hazelwood ranks #197 of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Hazelwood operates 32 public schools serving 16,109 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 22 combined, 6 middle, 3 high, 1 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in St. Louis County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,977 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 552 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending. See how Missouri compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.7% local, 20.8% state, and 26.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #189 of 433 in Missouri against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 32 schools offering Advanced Placement (30 AP courses district-wide), a 335.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.3% African American, 8.2% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Russell Elem., with a diversity index of 55.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hazelwood West High, enrolling 1,994 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is West Early Childhood Center, at 68 students, a 29x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hazelwood school enrollment ranges from 68 students (lowest) to 1,994 students (highest), a spread of 1,926 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Hazelwood is typically wider than the Hazelwood-aggregate figure suggests.
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 32 schools in Hazelwood.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Hazelwood's schools, about the same as the Missouri average of 31.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Hazelwood West High | 1,994 |
| Hazelwood Central High | 1,718 |
| Hazelwood East High | 1,310 |
| Northwest Middle | 770 |
| West Middle | 724 |
| North Middle | 702 |
| Central Middle | 692 |
| Mccurdy Elem. | 538 |
| Barrington Elem. | 515 |
| Walker Elem. | 508 |
| Southeast Middle | 491 |
| Jury Elem. | 480 |
| Cold Water Elem. | 449 |
| Brown Elem. | 441 |
| Grannemann Elem. | 438 |
| Jana Elem. | 419 |
| Mcnair Elem. | 417 |
| Russell Elem. | 373 |
| Lusher Elem. | 371 |
| Arrowpoint Elem. | 371 |
| Armstrong Elem. | 361 |
| Townsend Elem. | 351 |
| Keeven Elem. | 331 |
| Larimore Elem. | 330 |
| Lawson Elem. | 316 |
| Jamestown Elem. | 314 |
| Garrett Elem. | 309 |
| Twillman Elem. | 273 |
| East Middle | 167 |
| Central Early Childhood Center | 113 |
| East Early Childhood Center | 86 |
| West Early Childhood Center | 68 |
The Missouri districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. Zumwalt R-Ii | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Francis Howell R-Iii | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Parkway C-2 | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Blue Springs R-Iv | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Lee's Summit R-Vii | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Hazelwood's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Springfield R-Xii →Hazelwood has 32 schools, including 3 high, 6 middle, 22 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 16,109 students.
Hazelwood spends $13,977 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #189 in Missouri.
Hazelwood students are 82.3% African American, 8.2% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 32 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Hazelwood has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #189 out of 433 districts in Missouri.
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