Fort Bellefontaine Campus
Public high school in St Louis, Missouri · Division of Youth Service · Grades 6–12
Fort Bellefontaine Campus serves 12 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 551st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 2 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 | 290000901226 |
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 | 12 | 496 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 6 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75% | 84.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
Fort Bellefontaine Campus in context
Size
Fort Bellefontaine Campus is the 17th largest of Division of Youth Service's 24 high schools; its 12 students are 2.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 946; Fort Bellefontaine Campus 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 7 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 2, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 11 has 71% fewer students than grade 9 (2 against 7). 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
The largest group is Black students: 58.3% here and 33.1% across Division of Youth Service. White students are next, at 41.7%.
75% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.8% across Division of Youth Service and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 58.3% 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
With 2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 12 students, Fort Bellefontaine Campus has 6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 12 students would have about 1 teachers, so Fort Bellefontaine Campus has 1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Fort Bellefontaine Campus is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. Bissell Hall (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 14 other high schools, 4 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 58.3% |
| White | 41.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 7 |
| Grade 10 | 3 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
13290 Bellefontaine Rd, St Louis, MO 63138
Phone: (314)355-7807
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fort Bellefontaine Campus. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bissell Hall | Division of Youth Service | 0.0 mi | 22 | 22 | 86.4% |
| 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% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissell Hall | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Camp Avery Park Camp | High | 6–12 | 18 |
| Datema House | High | 5–12 | 10 |
| Excel School | High | 6–12 | 23 |
| 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 |