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Florissant, Missouri - 32 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Hazelwood #188 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,946 per pupil, Hazelwood ranks #199 of 549 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 $12,946 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 549 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 #188 of 432 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 NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
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 $12,946 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #188 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 #188 out of 432 districts in Missouri.
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