Total enrollment
10,430
-213 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
27 schools in ST. JOSEPH
Missouri · 10,430 students · 3 cities
ST. JOSEPH's public-school count of 27 reflects a system enrolling about 10,430 students inside Missouri, broken out as 15 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high.
4-year change in ST. JOSEPH
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
+1 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ST. JOSEPH ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #125 of 225 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,430 | #17 of 290 | #875 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #13 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #183 of 289 | #3,659 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 74.4% | #49 of 290 | #1,597 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #28 of 173 | #1,994 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. JOSEPH
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from FIELD ELEM. at 76.3% proficient to TRUMAN MIDDLE at 27.1%, a gap of 49.2 points. That is the 36th widest gap among 95 Missouri districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 20 district schools that reported both years went from 10,627 to 9,987 students (down 6%) and from 765 to 740 full-time teachers (down 3%), 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.
About ST. JOSEPH
ST. JOSEPH runs 27 public schools across Missouri, collectively instructing roughly 10,430 students.
In terms of grade levels, ST. JOSEPH spans 15 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 10,643 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,430 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, ST. JOSEPH gained 1 school, going from 21 to 22.
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