RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR

RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR, a low-enrollment elementary campus in ST LOUIS, Missouri, one of the schools within RITENOUR, teaches 149 students, covering grade pre-K. That puts it 53% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

RITENOUR runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,579 students. RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR is one of those campuses.

Demographically, RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR shows that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% multiracial. By comparison, St. Louis County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for St. Louis County shows 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. RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARVIN ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.

RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR has decreased 4%, going from 156 students in 2018 to 149 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 50% to 20% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.