Total enrollment
1,559
-252 (-14%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in ST. JAMES R-I
Missouri · 1,559 students · 1 city
ST. JAMES R-I reports 3 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 1,559 Missouri students (1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in ST. JAMES R-I
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ST. JAMES R-I ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #74 of 232 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,559 | #132 of 290 | #5,326 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #238 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #138 of 289 | #2,915 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.5% | #133 of 290 | #3,950 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #130 of 173 | #5,965 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside ST. JAMES R-I
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,870 to 1,559 students (down 17%) and from 135 to 122 full-time teachers (down 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCY WORTHAM JAMES ELEM. | St James | Elementary | PK-05 | 681 |
| ST. JAMES HIGH | St James | High | 09-12 | 509 |
| ST. JAMES MIDDLE | St James | Middle | 06-08 | 369 |
About ST. JAMES R-I
ST. JAMES R-I is a thinly populated Missouri school district running 3 schools with combined enrollment near 1,559.
For a sense of the school types, ST. JAMES R-I is made up of 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, ST. JAMES R-I runs about 520 students per school, 36% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 382.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in ST. JAMES R-I has shrank 14% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 1,811 students to 1,559.
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