Jennings High School
Public high school in Jennings, Missouri · Jennings School District · Grades 9–12
Jennings High School serves 666 students in grades 9–12 in Jennings (St. Louis County). It is one of 7 schools in Jennings School District. By enrollment it is the 141st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.4 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 ÷ 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Jennings School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291629000769 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Jennings | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 666 | 2,269 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% 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.
Jennings High School in context
Size
Jennings High School is the only high school in Jennings School District. Its 666 students are 29.4% of the district's 2,269. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.7 miles away and have a median of 761 students, so Jennings High School is close to their typical size.
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 217 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 129, against an average of 167 per grade. This year grade 12 has 41% fewer students than grade 9 (129 against 217). 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 95.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Jennings (95.7%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Jennings and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 49.2% 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
Jennings High School has 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 666 students would have about 54.6 teachers, so Jennings High School has 8.3 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 The Innovation School at Cv, 2.7 miles away in Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District. There are 10 high schools within 5 miles and 42 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 95.8% |
| Hispanic | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 217 |
| Grade 10 | 179 |
| Grade 11 | 141 |
| Grade 12 | 129 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8850 Cozens, Jennings, MO 63136
Phone: (314)653-8100
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jennings High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Innovation School at Cv | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 2.7 mi | 143 | 19.5 | 100% |
| STEAM Academy at Msb High Scho | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 2.7 mi | 434 | 13.2 | 100% |
| Riverview Gardens Senior High School | Riverview Gardens | 3.0 mi | 1,246 | 16 | 53.3% |
| Hazelwood East High School | Hazelwood | 3.5 mi | 1,310 | 25.5 | – |
| Normandy High School | Normandy Schools Collaborative | 3.8 mi | 688 | 10.2 | 100% |
| North Technical | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 4.2 mi | 833 | 23.1 | 24.5% |
| Northview | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 4.2 mi | 132 | 3.7 | 100% |
| McCluer High School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 4.3 mi | 1,075 | 16.5 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Jennings
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Intermediate School | Middle | 4–6 | 134 |
| Fairview Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 284 |
| Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School | Middle | 4–6 | 138 |
| Northview Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 540 |
| Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 310 |
| Woodland Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 197 |