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St. Louis, Missouri - 6 schools
An equity score of 96/100 ranks Kipp St Louis Public Schools #2 of 432 districts in Missouri (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,149 per pupil, Kipp St Louis Public Schools ranks #97 of 549 Missouri districts by per-pupil spending (Missouri districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,533
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,149
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kipp St Louis Public Schools operates 6 public schools serving 2,533 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Missouri. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 City.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,149 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 15.2% local, 70.0% state, and 14.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 96/100, ranked #2 of 432 in Missouri against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 227.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 60.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.1% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kipp Wonder Academy, with a diversity index of 17.2/100.
Its largest campus is Kipp Victory Academy, enrolling 433 students (21% of the district's total enrollment).
Kipp Victory Academy accounts for 17.1% of all Kipp St Louis Public Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Kipp St Louis Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Kipp St Louis Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Kipp St Louis Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 228:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Kipp St Louis Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 60.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Kipp St Louis Public Schools?
Kipp St Louis Public Schools has 6 schools, including 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,533 students.
How much does Kipp St Louis Public Schools spend per student?
Kipp St Louis Public Schools spends $15,149 per student. The district has an equity score of 96/100, ranking #2 in Missouri.
What is the demographic composition of Kipp St Louis Public Schools?
Kipp St Louis Public Schools students are 94.1% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% White, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kipp St Louis Public Schools?
Kipp St Louis Public Schools has an equity score of 96/100, ranking #2 out of 432 districts in Missouri.