HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH

Set in FLORISSANT, Missouri, HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH is a roomy secondary school, run under HAZELWOOD. It instructs 1,718 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 243% bigger than typical.

HAZELWOOD comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 16,321 students; HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH is among them.

Looking at the student body, HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH reports that nearly all students (89%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, St. Louis County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 66.1%.

Around the school, St. Louis County reports that median household income runs about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH is one.

CENTRAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH. On composite proficiency, HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 1,887 students in 2018 compared to 1,718 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 27.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.