Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District
Hazelwood, Missouri · St. Louis County · Grades Pre-K–12
Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District runs 23 schools (13 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high, 1 pre-k) with 8,809 students. By enrollment it is the 20th largest of 556 districts in Missouri, where the median district has 566 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 556 Missouri districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 23 |
| Students | 8,809 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 560.7 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.8% (state 49.2%) |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 2912010 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Ferguson-Florissant R-II
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Ferguson-Florissant R-II schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Ferguson-Florissant R-II in context
Size
Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District enrolls 1% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is larger than the median district (566 students). The largest of its schools is McCluer High School with 1,075 students, and the smallest is Early Education Center with 124; the average is 383, against 386 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 12 is its largest grade, with 693 students this year. Grade 12 has 693 students and kindergarten has 636, within 10% of each other. Ferguson-Florissant R-II enrolls 177 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Ferguson-Florissant R-II at 84.1%, above their 15.4% share of Missouri public school students. White students make up 5.6%.
89.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 50% at Early Education Center to 100% at Wedgwood 6th Grade Center. All 23 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 560.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 15.7 students per teacher, more than the state's 12.8. With 40 counselors it has 220 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 12 librarians or media specialists and 1 school psychologists.
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
NCES classifies Ferguson-Florissant R-II's area as suburb, large: in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest district is Hazelwood School District, 2.4 miles away with 16,321 students. 45 districts are within 25 miles, and 8 of them enroll more students than Ferguson-Florissant R-II. 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 | 560.7 | 16 |
| School counselors | 40 | 220 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 12 | 734 |
| School psychologists | 1 | 8,809 |
| Instructional aides | 22.6 | 390 |
| Other student support staff | 40.1 | 220 |
| School administrators | 52 | 169 |
| District administrators | 3 | 2,936 |
| All staff | 1,352.5 |
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
| Black | 84.1% |
| White | 5.6% |
| Hispanic | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 177 |
| Kindergarten | 636 |
| Grade 1 | 635 |
| Grade 2 | 685 |
| Grade 3 | 671 |
| Grade 4 | 662 |
| Grade 5 | 651 |
| Grade 6 | 627 |
| Grade 7 | 663 |
| Grade 8 | 691 |
| Grade 9 | 671 |
| Grade 10 | 663 |
| Grade 11 | 684 |
| Grade 12 | 693 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood School District | 2 mi | 16,321 | 16.6 | – |
| Jennings School District | 4 mi | 2,269 | 15.9 | – |
| Riverview Gardens School District | 4 mi | 5,116 | 15.3 | – |
| Normandy Schools Collaborative | 5 mi | 2,440 | 11.5 | – |
| Ritenour School District | 5 mi | 6,579 | 15.6 | – |
| The Leadership School | 6 mi | 220 | 12.6 | – |
| Pattonville R-III School District | 6 mi | 6,201 | 13.5 | – |
| University City School District | 7 mi | 2,853 | 12.5 | – |
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)
- 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)
- Division of Youth Service (496 students)
- The Leadership School (220 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
8855 Dunn Rd, Hazelwood, MO 63042
Phone: (314)687-1912
Website: fergflor.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.