MO School for the Blind - HS

MO School for the Blind - HS operates as a very small 9-12 campus in ST LOUIS, Missouri, run under MO SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND. Current enrollment sits at 35 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 93% below the state mean of about 501.

MO School for the Blind - HS is one of 2 schools operated by MO SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, a district that works with 43 students overall.

On the student-mix side, MO School for the Blind - HS shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 29% Black, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. An estimated 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Louis city runs at roughly 92%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for St. Louis city shows the typical household earns roughly $56,160 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across St. Louis city's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students), MO School for the Blind - HS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MO School for the Blind - ELEM, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MO School for the Blind - HS has rose 35%, going from 26 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 3% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 4.4:1 in 2018 to 3.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.