Bissell Hall
Public high school in St Louis, Missouri · Division of Youth Service · Grades 6–12
Bissell Hall serves 22 students in grades 6–12 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 24 schools in Division of Youth Service. By enrollment it is the 540th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 22 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 ÷ 1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Division of Youth Service |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290000901199 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Division of Youth Service | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 22 | 496 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 22 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.4% | 84.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% 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.
Bissell Hall in context
Size
Of the 24 high schools in Division of Youth Service, Bissell Hall is the 8th largest, with 4.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4.4 miles away and have a median of 946 students, so Bissell Hall is smaller 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 8 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 1, against an average of 6 per grade. This year grade 11 has 500% more students than grade 8 (6 against 1). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 63.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Division of Youth Service (33.1%). White students are next, at 36.4%.
86.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.8% across Division of Youth Service and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 68.2% 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
Bissell Hall has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 22 students would have about 1.8 teachers, so Bissell Hall has about as many as that.
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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. Lewis and Clark Hall (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 14 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 63.6% |
| White | 36.4% |
0% of students are girls and 100% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 8 |
| Grade 10 | 7 |
| Grade 11 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
13298 Bellefontaine Rd, St Louis, MO 63138
Phone: (314)355-8088
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bissell Hall. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis and Clark Hall | Division of Youth Service | 0.0 mi | 14 | 14 | 78.6% |
| Twin Rivers | Division of Youth Service | 0.0 mi | 10 | 10 | 70% |
| Fort Bellefontaine Campus | Division of Youth Service | 0.0 mi | 12 | 6 | 75% |
| Hazelwood East High School | Hazelwood | 3.7 mi | 1,310 | 25.5 | – |
| Riverview Gardens Senior High School | Riverview Gardens | 5.0 mi | 1,246 | 16 | 53.3% |
| Hazelwood Central High School | Hazelwood | 5.2 mi | 1,718 | 27.9 | 100% |
| North Technical | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 5.2 mi | 833 | 23.1 | 24.5% |
| McCluer North High School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 5.2 mi | 1,059 | 16.3 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Division of Youth Service
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Avery Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 18 |
| Datema House | High | 5–12 | 10 |
| Excel School | High | 6–12 | 23 |
| Fort Bellefontaine Campus | High | 6–12 | 12 |
| Fulton Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 30 |
| Gateway School | High | 5–12 | 11 |
| Gentry Residential Treat. Fac. | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Girardot Center for Youth | High | 5–12 | 24 |
| Hogan St Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Langsford House | High | 5–12 | 11 |
| Lewis and Clark Hall | High | 6–12 | 14 |
| Met Day Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Mt. Vernon Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 26 |
| New Day - Day Treatment | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Northwest Reg. Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 20 |
| Riverbend Treatment Center | High | 6–12 | 17 |
| Sierra-Osage Treatment Center | High | 5–12 | 14 |
| Sikeston Hope Center | High | 6–12 | 11 |
| Twin Rivers | High | 6–12 | 10 |
| W. E. Sears Youth Center | High | 5–12 | 54 |
| Watkins Mill Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 46 |
| Waverly Regional Youth Center | High | 6–12 | 28 |
| Wilson Creek Group Home | High | 6–12 | 12 |