WOODLAND ELEM.

As a compact primary school in JENNINGS, Missouri, WOODLAND ELEM. serves 197 students from grades pre-K through 3, overseen by JENNINGS. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so WOODLAND ELEM. sits 37% below that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in JENNINGS (2,269 students total), WOODLAND ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, WOODLAND ELEM. records that nearly all students (98%) are Black. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) records that median household earnings sit near $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which WOODLAND ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: KENNETH C. HANRAHAN ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WOODLAND ELEM. has declined 22%, going from 253 students in 2018 to 197 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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