HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH

Set in ST LOUIS, Missouri, HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH is a big high school, operated by HAZELWOOD. It hosts 1,310 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 161% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Within HAZELWOOD, which oversees 31 schools and 16,321 students, HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%). By comparison, St. Louis County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: EAST MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH has climbed 12%, going from 1,168 students in 2018 to 1,310 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 25.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.