BRENTWOOD HIGH

Located at 2221 HIGH SCHOOL DR, in BRENTWOOD, Missouri, BRENTWOOD HIGH is an one-room-style high school that works with 195 students (grades 9 through 12), part of BRENTWOOD. That puts it 61% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

BRENTWOOD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 847 students; BRENTWOOD HIGH is among them.

Demographically, BRENTWOOD HIGH reports that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Black, 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BRENTWOOD HIGH has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting BRENTWOOD HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at BRENTWOOD HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BRENTWOOD HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.8%; this one delivers 76.9%, a residual of +26.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) records that median household income runs about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which BRENTWOOD HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is BRENTWOOD MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BRENTWOOD HIGH comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 65.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 234 students in 2018 compared to 195 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 26% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

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