Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.

Public school district · St. Louis County · Missouri · NCES district ID 2926760

Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.'s fiscal year 2022-23 finance report (NCES F-33) gives no current spending per student. Its 10 schools enrolled 3,576 students in 2024-25. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $125,614 per student, up 6.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 45-49% (Missouri: 89.3%).

Where the money came from

$547,494,000 in revenue: 21.7% state, 65.4% local and 12.9% federal. Total spending including $16,893,000 of capital outlay was $514,258,000; the figure above leaves capital out.

Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $118,616,000; Local $358,144,000; Federal $70,734,000; total $547,494,000.
  • State$118,616,000 22%
  • Local$358,144,000 65%
  • Federal$70,734,000 13%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23, revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

4,148 students in 2022-23, 4,570 students in 2023-24, 3,576 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,148, 2023-24: 4,570, 2024-25: 3,57602k4k6k2022-234,1482023-244,5702024-253,576
Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,148, 2023-24: 4,570, 2024-25: 3,57602k4k6k2022-234,1482023-244,5702024-253,576
Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,148, 2023-24: 4,570, 2024-25: 3,57602k4k6k2022-234,1482023-244,5702024-253,576
Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. enrollment by school year2022-23: 4,148, 2023-24: 4,570, 2024-25: 3,57602k4k6k2022-234,1482023-244,5702024-253,576

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234,1481922.52.2
2023-244,5701930.32.4
2024-253,5762061.21.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. scored proficient or above: 6% in reading and 4% in math, against 43.2% in reading and 39.2% in math across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMissouriStudents tested
Reading and language arts6%43.2%383
Math4%39.2%389

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

45-49% of the 134 students in Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.'s class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMissouri
Four-year graduation rate45‑49%89.3%
Students in the class13467,017

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 292 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ackerman1373.6100.0%Schoolwide program
Litzsinger842.6100.0%Targeted program
Southview713.128.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

6 high schools, 2,061 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
South Technical88525.14.4%Not Title I
North Technical83323.124.2%Eligible, no program
Northview1323.7100.0%Schoolwide program
Hiram Neuwoehner1013.3100.0%Not Title I
Southview High663.116.7%Not Title I
Juvenile Detention Ctr.444.440.9%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 1,223 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
External Sites1,2230.76.1%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.

  1. Every school district in MissouriSpecl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. is the number 55 by size of 558 Missouri districts, with 4,148 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#55 of 558
  2. Rolla Public SchoolsThe next larger Missouri district: 4,161 students in fall 2022, $11,353 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,353
  3. Farmington R-ViiThe next smaller Missouri district: 3,925 students in fall 2022, $10,723 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,723
  4. Compare Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. with Rolla Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  5. South Technical, its largest high school885 students in 2024-25, 25.1 per teacher.885
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.

  1. How many schools and students are in Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 6 high, 1 other), enrolling 3,576 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. Where does Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.'s money come from?
    $547,494,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 21.7% state, 65.4% local and 12.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  3. How do students in Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. scored proficient or above: 6% in reading and 4% in math, against 43.2% in reading and 39.2% in math across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  4. What is the graduation rate in Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.?
    45-49% of the 134 students in Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.'s class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co.'s NCES district ID?
    2926760. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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