MO School for the Blind
St Louis, Missouri · St. Louis city · Grades K–12
MO School for the Blind runs 1 school (1 high) with 43 students. By enrollment it is the 540th largest of 556 districts in Missouri, where the median district has 566 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 556 Missouri districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 43 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 15.5 |
| Students per teacher | 2.8 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 8.6% (state 49.2%) |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 2900021 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in MO School for the Blind
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO School for the Blind - HS | High | 9–12 | 35 | 3 | 8.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of MO School for the Blind schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
MO School for the Blind in context
Size
MO School for the Blind enrolls less than 0.1% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is smaller than the median district (566 students). All of its students attend one school, MO School for the Blind - HS, against an average of 386 students per Missouri public school.
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 12, with 17 students. Grade 12 has 17 students and grade 3 has 1, 1600% 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 MO School for the Blind.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in MO School for the Blind at 60.5%, below their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students. Black students make up 32.6%.
8.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 2.8 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. With 1 counselors it has 43 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 1 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
MO School for the Blind is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is Momentum Academy, 0.8 miles away with 599 students. 47 districts are within 25 miles, and 47 of them enroll more students than MO School for the Blind. St. Louis city has 17 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 | 15.5 | 3 |
| School counselors | 1 | 43 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 1 | 43 |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 5 | 9 |
| Other student support staff | 4 | 11 |
| School administrators | 0 | – |
| District administrators | 3 | 14 |
| All staff | 50.5 |
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
| White | 60.5% |
| Black | 32.6% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| Hispanic | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 1 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 7 |
| Grade 10 | 4 |
| Grade 11 | 7 |
| Grade 12 | 17 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum Academy | 1 mi | 599 | 10.2 | – |
| City Garden Montessori | 1 mi | 589 | 14.2 | – |
| St. Louis City School District | 1 mi | 17,933 | 11.4 | – |
| Kairos Academies | 2 mi | 515 | 12 | – |
| Lafayette Preparatory Academy | 2 mi | 414 | 11.8 | – |
| KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 2 mi | 2,069 | 10.6 | – |
| The Soulard School | 2 mi | 138 | 9.4 | – |
| Premier Charter School | 2 mi | 974 | 9.1 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in St. Louis city
- St. Louis City School District (17,933 students)
- Confluence Academies (2,460 students)
- KIPP St Louis Public Schools (2,069 students)
- Gateway Science Acad/St Louis (1,666 students)
- Premier Charter School (974 students)
- Lift for Life Academy (865 students)
- Momentum Academy (599 students)
- City Garden Montessori (589 students)
- Kairos Academies (515 students)
- St. Louis Language Immersion School (493 students)
- North Side Community School (433 students)
- Atlas Public Schools (431 students)
- Lafayette Preparatory Academy (414 students)
- The Biome (167 students)
- The Soulard School (138 students)
- St. Louis Voices Academy (135 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
3815 Magnolia Ave, St Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314)776-4320
Website: msb.dese.mo.gov
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.