Hazelwood Central High School
Public high school in Florissant, Missouri · Hazelwood School District · Grades 9–12
Hazelwood Central High School serves 1,718 students in grades 9–12 in Florissant (St. Louis County). It is one of 31 schools in Hazelwood School District. By enrollment it is the 34th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 27.9 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 ÷ 61.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Hazelwood School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291383000622 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hazelwood | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,718 | 16,321 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 27.9 | 16.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 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.
Hazelwood Central High School in context
Size
Hazelwood Central High School is the 2nd largest of Hazelwood School District's 3 high schools; its 1,718 students are 10.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4.4 miles away and have a median of 483 students, so Hazelwood Central 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 12 with 470 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 368, against an average of 430 per grade. This year grade 12 has 28% more students than grade 9 (470 against 368). 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 89.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Hazelwood (82.1%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Hazelwood and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 34.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hazelwood Central High School has 61.67 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 27.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,718 students would have about 140.8 teachers, so Hazelwood Central High School has 79.1 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 McCluer North High School, 2.9 miles away in Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 18 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 89.3% |
| Hispanic | 3.6% |
| White | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 368 |
| Grade 10 | 427 |
| Grade 11 | 453 |
| Grade 12 | 470 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
15875 New Halls Ferry Rd, Florissant, MO 63031
Phone: (314)953-5400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hazelwood Central High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCluer North High School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 2.9 mi | 1,059 | 16.3 | 100% |
| Northview | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 3.7 mi | 132 | 3.7 | 100% |
| North Technical | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 3.7 mi | 833 | 23.1 | 24.5% |
| McCluer High School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 4.1 mi | 1,075 | 16.5 | 100% |
| Hazelwood West High School | Hazelwood | 4.7 mi | 1,994 | 20.2 | – |
| Fort Bellefontaine Campus | Division of Youth Service | 5.2 mi | 12 | 6 | 75% |
| Bissell Hall | Division of Youth Service | 5.2 mi | 22 | 22 | 86.4% |
| Lewis and Clark Hall | Division of Youth Service | 5.2 mi | 14 | 14 | 78.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.