The Biome
St. Louis, Missouri · St. Louis city · Grades K–5 · Charter
The Biome runs 1 school (1 elementary) with 167 students. By enrollment it is the 456th 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 | 167 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 23 |
| Students per teacher | 7.3 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.6% (state 49.2%) |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 2900609 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in The Biome
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Biome | Elementary | K–5 | 167 | 7.3 | 82.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of The Biome schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The Biome in context
Size
The Biome 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, The Biome, against an average of 386 students per Missouri public school. NCES lists The Biome as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
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 3, with 36 students. Grade 5 has 25 students and kindergarten has 28, 11% fewer 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 The Biome.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in The Biome at 88.6%, above their 15.4% share of Missouri public school students.
82.6% 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 23 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 7.3 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. The Biome 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
The Biome is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is North Side Community School, 0.9 miles away with 433 students. 46 districts are within 25 miles, and 43 of them enroll more students than The Biome. 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 | 23 | 7 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 2 | 84 |
| Other student support staff | 0.5 | 334 |
| School administrators | 1 | 167 |
| District administrators | 0 | – |
| All staff | 26.5 |
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 | 88.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| White | 3% |
| Hispanic | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 28 |
| Grade 1 | 28 |
| Grade 2 | 23 |
| Grade 3 | 36 |
| Grade 4 | 27 |
| Grade 5 | 25 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Side Community School | 1 mi | 433 | 10.6 | – |
| KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 1 mi | 2,069 | 10.6 | – |
| St. Louis City School District | 2 mi | 17,933 | 11.4 | – |
| Confluence Academies | 2 mi | 2,460 | 11.8 | – |
| City Garden Montessori | 2 mi | 589 | 14.2 | – |
| St. Louis Language Immersion School | 3 mi | 493 | 12 | – |
| MO School for the Blind | 3 mi | 43 | 2.8 | – |
| Atlas Public Schools | 3 mi | 431 | 15.4 | – |
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 Soulard School (138 students)
- St. Louis Voices Academy (135 students)
- MO School for the Blind (43 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
4471 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314)531-0982
Website: thebiomeschool.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.