Kirkwood Senior High School
Public high school in Kirkwood, Missouri · Kirkwood R-VII School District · Grades 9–12
Kirkwood Senior High School serves 1,693 students in grades 9–12 in Kirkwood (St. Louis County). It is one of 9 schools in Kirkwood R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 36th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 115.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Kirkwood R-VII School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291677000926 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Kirkwood R-VII | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,693 | 5,982 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 11% | 8.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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.
Kirkwood Senior High School in context
Size
Kirkwood Senior High School is the only high school in Kirkwood R-VII School District. Its 1,693 students are 28.3% of the district's 5,982. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4 miles away and have a median of 558 students, so Kirkwood Senior 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 440 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 416, against an average of 423 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 416 in grade 9 and 440 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 76.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Kirkwood R-VII (78.6%). Black students are next, at 10.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
11% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 8.2% across Kirkwood R-VII and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 4.7% 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
Kirkwood Senior High School has 115.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,693 students would have about 138.8 teachers, so Kirkwood Senior High School has 23.4 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 Hiram Neuwoehner, 2.9 miles away in Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County. There are 9 high schools within 5 miles and 33 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 76.4% |
| Black | 10.2% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% |
| Hispanic | 4.8% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 416 |
| Grade 10 | 417 |
| Grade 11 | 420 |
| Grade 12 | 440 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
801 W Essex Ave, Kirkwood, MO 63122
Phone: (314)213-6110
Website: kirkwoodschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kirkwood Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram Neuwoehner | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 2.9 mi | 101 | 3.3 | 100% |
| South Technical | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 3.4 mi | 885 | 25.1 | 4.5% |
| Ladue Horton Watkins High School | Ladue | 3.6 mi | 1,395 | 14.7 | 11.5% |
| Southview High School | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 4.0 mi | 66 | 3.1 | 22.7% |
| Webster Groves High School | Webster Groves | 4.0 mi | 1,253 | 14.1 | 13.8% |
| Brentwood High School | Brentwood | 4.2 mi | 195 | 8.6 | 25.6% |
| Valley Park Senior High School | Valley Park | 4.7 mi | 230 | 10.5 | 36.1% |
| South High School | Parkway C-2 | 5.0 mi | 1,485 | 14.5 | 19.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kirkwood R-VII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. P. Tillman Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 457 |
| George R. Robinson Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 463 |
| Kirkwood Early Child. Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 304 |
| Nipher Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 660 |
| North Glendale Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 571 |
| North Kirkwood Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 697 |
| W. W. Keysor Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 565 |
| Westchester Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 572 |