MET DAY TREATMENT CENTER

As a rural-scale senior high in WELLSTON, Missouri, MET DAY TREATMENT CENTER works with 11 students from grades 6 through 12, overseen by DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE. That puts it 98% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 496 students. MET DAY TREATMENT CENTER is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MET DAY TREATMENT CENTER shows that nearly all students (100%) are Black. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, MET DAY TREATMENT CENTER logs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting MET DAY TREATMENT CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate median household earnings sit near $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MET DAY TREATMENT CENTER is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

The closest other public school is PERSHING ELEM., roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MET DAY TREATMENT CENTER has shrank 27%, going from 15 students in 2018 to 11 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share grew from 93% to 100%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 5.5:1 today.

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