HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH

HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH, a large four-year high school in HAZELWOOD, Missouri, one of the schools within HAZELWOOD, enrolls 1,994 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 298% above the state mean of about 501.

HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH is one of 31 schools operated by HAZELWOOD, a district that enrolls 16,321 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH logs that the largest single group is Black, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 17% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH shows 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.2:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for St. Louis County shows median household earnings sit near $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

The closest other public school is ARMSTRONG ELEM., roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HAZELWOOD WEST HIGH has contracted 6%, going from 2,112 students in 2018 to 1,994 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 37% to 17%. Class-load math has rose: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

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