FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH

Located at 2549 HACKMANN RD, in ST CHARLES, Missouri, FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH is an expansive 9-12 campus that hosts 1,716 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by FRANCIS HOWELL R-III. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 243% bigger than typical.

Within FRANCIS HOWELL R-III, which oversees 21 schools and 17,047 students, FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH is one campus in the system.

On demographics, FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH shows that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 11% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH has 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Roughly 21% of students at FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.9%, the actual is 52.3%, a residual of +1.4 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for St. Charles County indicate median household earnings sit near $104,692, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Charles County's 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students), FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR., roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,726 (now 1,716). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 75% to 68%. Class-load math has grew: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.