TWIN RIVERS

TWIN RIVERS is a minimally staffed senior high in ST LOUIS, Missouri, part of DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE. The school works with 10 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 98% smaller than typical.

DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 496 students. TWIN RIVERS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, TWIN RIVERS lists that Black students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 30% White, 10% multiracial. 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, On paper, TWIN RIVERS has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

In the surrounding community, census data for St. Louis County shows median household income runs about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), TWIN RIVERS is one campus in the mix.

LEWIS AND CLARK HALL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TWIN RIVERS has fell 23%, going from 13 students in 2018 to 10 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 46% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 4.3:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.