Girardot Center for Youth
Public high school in Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Division of Youth Service · Grades 5–12
Girardot Center for Youth serves 24 students in grades 5–12 in Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau County). It is one of 24 schools in Division of Youth Service. By enrollment it is the 537th 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 ÷ 4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| District | Division of Youth Service |
| County | Cape Girardeau County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290000901192 |
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 | 24 | 496 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 6 | 6.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.5% | 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.
Girardot Center for Youth in context
Size
Girardot Center for Youth is the 6th largest of Division of Youth Service's 24 high schools; its 24 students are 4.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13 miles away with a median enrollment of 269; Girardot Center for Youth 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 12 with 10 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 12 has 900% more students than grade 6 (10 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
The largest group is Black students: 45.8% here and 33.1% across Division of Youth Service. White students are next, at 37.5%.
87.5% 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 4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 24 students, Girardot Center for Youth has 6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 24 students would have about 2 teachers, so Girardot Center for Youth has 2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Girardot Center for Youth is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other high school is Central High School, 3.4 miles away in Cape Girardeau 63 School District. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 1 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 | 45.8% |
| White | 37.5% |
| Two or more races | 16.7% |
0% of students are girls and 100% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Grade 11 | 6 |
| Grade 12 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
609 N Middle, Cape Girardeau, MO 63702
Phone: (573)290-5860
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Girardot Center for Youth. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School | Cape Girardeau 63 | 3.4 mi | 1,278 | 14.3 | 100% |
| Scott City High School | Scott City R-I | 7.0 mi | 268 | 12.5 | 48.9% |
| Jackson Senior High School | Jackson R-II | 9.3 mi | 1,830 | 16.8 | 33.2% |
| Chaffee Junior-Senior High School | Chaffee R-II | 11.8 mi | 269 | 11.2 | 54.6% |
| Delta High School | Delta R-V | 14.1 mi | 117 | 9.6 | 64.1% |
| Oran High School | Oran R-III | 17.1 mi | 165 | 12.7 | 40% |
| Oak Ridge High School | Oak Ridge R-VI | 17.5 mi | 183 | 10.4 | 35% |
| Thomas W. Kelly High School | Scott County R-IV | 18.6 mi | 297 | 12 | 47.5% |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |