Division of Youth Service
Jefferson City, Missouri · St. Louis County · Grades 5–12
Division of Youth Service runs 24 schools (24 high) with 496 students. By enrollment it is the 296th largest of 556 districts in Missouri, where the median district has 566 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, fringe.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 556 Missouri districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 24 |
| Students | 496 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 74 |
| Students per teacher | 6.7 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.8% (state 49.2%) |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| NCES district ID | 2900009 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Division of Youth Service
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bissell Hall | High | 6–12 | 22 | 22 | 86.4% |
| Camp Avery Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 18 | 6 | 83.3% |
| Datema House | High | 5–12 | 10 | 10 | 70% |
| Excel School | High | 6–12 | 23 | 11.5 | 87% |
| Fort Bellefontaine Campus | High | 6–12 | 12 | 6 | 75% |
| Fulton Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 30 | 6 | 90% |
| Gateway School | High | 5–12 | 11 | 5.5 | 72.7% |
| Gentry Residential Treat. Fac. | High | 6–12 | 22 | 7.3 | 86.4% |
| Girardot Center for Youth | High | 5–12 | 24 | 6 | 87.5% |
| Hogan St Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 17 | 17 | 82.4% |
| Langsford House | High | 5–12 | 11 | 7.3 | 72.7% |
| Lewis and Clark Hall | High | 6–12 | 14 | 14 | 78.6% |
| Met Day Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 11 | 5.5 | 72.7% |
| Mt. Vernon Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 26 | 6.5 | 88.5% |
| New Day - Day Treatment | High | 6–12 | 22 | 11 | 86.4% |
| Northwest Reg. Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 20 | 6.7 | 85% |
| Riverbend Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 17 | 3.4 | 82.4% |
| Sierra-Osage Treatment Center | High | 5–12 | 14 | 4.7 | 78.6% |
| Sikeston Hope Center | High | 6–12 | 11 | 11 | 72.7% |
| Twin Rivers | High | 6–12 | 10 | 10 | 70% |
| W. E. Sears Youth Center | High | 5–12 | 54 | 6 | 94.4% |
| Watkins Mill Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 46 | 6.6 | 93.5% |
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 28 | 5.1 | 89.3% |
| Wilson Creek Group Home | High | 6–12 | 12 | 6 | 75% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Division of Youth Service schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Division of Youth Service in context
Size
Division of Youth Service enrolls 0.1% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is close to the median district (566 students). The largest of its schools is W. E. Sears Youth Center with 54 students, and the smallest is Twin Rivers with 10; the average is 21, against 386 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 9, with 153 students. Grade 12 has 54 students and grade 6 has 3, 1700% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. NCES reports no pre-K students in Division of Youth Service.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Division of Youth Service at 60.5%, below their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students. Black students make up 33.1%.
84.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 70% at Datema House to 94.4% at W. E. Sears Youth Center.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 74 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 6.7 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. Division of Youth Service reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Division of Youth Service is based in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, an area NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest district is Maries County R-I School District, 5.5 miles away with 440 students. 14 districts are within 25 miles, and 10 of them enroll more students than Division of Youth Service. St. Louis County has 25 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 74 | 7 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 0 | – |
| Other student support staff | 1 | 496 |
| School administrators | 0 | – |
| District administrators | 0 | – |
| All staff | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Missouri district has 265 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 60.5% |
| Black | 33.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Hispanic | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 3 |
| Grade 7 | 10 |
| Grade 8 | 43 |
| Grade 9 | 153 |
| Grade 10 | 142 |
| Grade 11 | 91 |
| Grade 12 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maries County R-I School District | 6 mi | 440 | 11.5 | – |
| Osage County R-III School District | 13 mi | 738 | 11.9 | – |
| MO Schools for the Severely Disabled | 13 mi | 652 | 5.1 | – |
| St. Elizabeth R-IV School District | 14 mi | 282 | 13.8 | – |
| Maries County R-II School District | 17 mi | 680 | 10.8 | – |
| Dixon R-I School District | 18 mi | 851 | 12.9 | – |
| Osage County R-II School District | 19 mi | 597 | 11.5 | – |
| Blair Oaks R-II School District | 19 mi | 1,163 | 14.3 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in St. Louis County
- Rockwood R-VI School District (19,597 students)
- Parkway C-2 School District (16,759 students)
- Hazelwood School District (16,321 students)
- Mehlville R-IX School District (10,018 students)
- Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District (8,809 students)
- Lindbergh Schools (7,602 students)
- Ritenour School District (6,579 students)
- Pattonville R-III School District (6,201 students)
- Kirkwood R-VII School District (5,982 students)
- Riverview Gardens School District (5,116 students)
- Ladue School District (4,624 students)
- Webster Groves School District (4,312 students)
- Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County (3,576 students)
- University City School District (2,853 students)
- Affton 101 School District (2,619 students)
- Normandy Schools Collaborative (2,440 students)
- Clayton School District (2,367 students)
- Jennings School District (2,269 students)
- Bayless School District (1,805 students)
- Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District (1,523 students)
- Hancock Place School District (1,282 students)
- Brentwood School District (847 students)
- Valley Park School District (734 students)
- The Leadership School (220 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
3418 Knipp Dr., Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: (573)751-7003
Website: dss.mo.gov
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.