Kairos High School
Public high school (charter) in St. Louis, Missouri · Kairos Academies · Grades 9–11
Kairos High School serves 287 students in grades 9–11 in St. Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 2 schools in Kairos Academies. By enrollment it is the 266th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 11 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 ÷ 26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–11 |
| District | Kairos Academies |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290061603421 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Kairos Academies | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 287 | 515 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 12 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.9% | 65.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 37% 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.
Kairos High School in context
Size
Kairos High School is the only high school in Kairos Academies. Its 287 students are 55.7% of the district's 515. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 413 students, so Kairos High School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 152 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 67, against an average of 96 per grade. This year grade 11 has 56% fewer students than grade 9 (67 against 152). 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 72.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Kairos Academies (72.4%). White students are next, at 11.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
59.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.8% across Kairos Academies and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 30.7% 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
Kairos High School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 287 students would have about 23.5 teachers, so Kairos High School has 2.5 more.
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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Roosevelt High School, 0.9 miles away in St. Louis City School District. There are 19 high schools within 5 miles and 36 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 72.5% |
| White | 11.5% |
| Two or more races | 8.7% |
| Hispanic | 5.6% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
52.6% of students are girls and 47.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 152 |
| Grade 10 | 68 |
| Grade 11 | 67 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2315 Miami St., St. Louis, MO 63118
Phone: (314)252-0602
Website: kairosacademies.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kairos High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt High School | St. Louis City | 0.9 mi | 734 | 12.1 | 100% |
| McKinley Class. Leadership Ac. | St. Louis City | 1.4 mi | 610 | 14.5 | 100% |
| MO School for the Blind - HS | MO School for the Blind | 1.6 mi | 35 | 3 | 8.6% |
| Lift for Life Academy High School | Lift for Life Academy | 1.9 mi | 383 | 13.3 | 100% |
| Collegiate School of Med/Bio | St. Louis City | 2.6 mi | 332 | 14.4 | 100% |
| Central Visual/Perf. Arts High School | St. Louis City | 2.6 mi | 314 | 10.9 | 100% |
| Gateway Science Academy High School | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 2.9 mi | 461 | 13.2 | 57.7% |
| Confluence Preparatory Academy | Confluence Academies | 3.1 mi | 442 | 13.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kairos Academies
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairos Academies | Middle | 5–8 | 228 |