Bayless Senior High School
Public high school in St Louis, Missouri · Bayless School District · Grades 9–12
Bayless Senior High School serves 562 students in grades 9–12 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 3 schools in Bayless School District. By enrollment it is the 161st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 18.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Bayless School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290450000044 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Bayless | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 562 | 1,805 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 18.6 | 15.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.1% | 59.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bayless Senior High School in context
Size
Bayless Senior High School is the only high school in Bayless School District. Its 562 students are 31.1% of the district's 1,805. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.2 miles away and have a median of 415 students, so Bayless Senior High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 144 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 131, against an average of 141 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 144 in grade 9 and 144 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 63.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bayless (63.3%). Asian students are next, at 13.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.2% across Bayless and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 21.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bayless Senior High School has 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 562 students would have about 46.1 teachers, so Bayless Senior High School has 15.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Affton High School, 1.3 miles away in Affton 101 School District. There are 14 high schools within 5 miles and 39 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 63.3% |
| Asian | 13.9% |
| Black | 11% |
| Hispanic | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 144 |
| Grade 10 | 143 |
| Grade 11 | 131 |
| Grade 12 | 144 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4532 Weber Rd, St Louis, MO 63123
Phone: (314)256-8660
Website: baylessk12.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bayless Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affton High School | Affton 101 | 1.3 mi | 761 | 14.8 | 41.3% |
| Hancock Senior High School | Hancock Place | 2.2 mi | 369 | 12.7 | 100% |
| Community Access Job Training | St. Louis City | 2.5 mi | 85 | 5 | 100% |
| Mehlville High School | Mehlville R-IX | 2.8 mi | 1,388 | 13.6 | 42.8% |
| Gateway Science Academy High School | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 3.6 mi | 461 | 13.2 | 57.7% |
| Webster Groves High School | Webster Groves | 3.6 mi | 1,253 | 14.1 | 13.8% |
| Central Visual/Perf. Arts High School | St. Louis City | 4.0 mi | 314 | 10.9 | 100% |
| Collegiate School of Med/Bio | St. Louis City | 4.0 mi | 332 | 14.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bayless
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayless Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 858 |
| Bayless Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 385 |