North High School
Public high school in St Louis, Missouri · Parkway C-2 School District · Grades 9–12
North High School serves 990 students in grades 9–12 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 29 schools in Parkway C-2 School District. By enrollment it is the 100th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.9 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 ÷ 71.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Parkway C-2 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 | 292358001393 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Parkway C-2 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 990 | 16,759 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.1 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 30% | 17.3% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% 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.
North High School in context
Size
North High School is the smallest of Parkway C-2 School District's 4 high schools; its 990 students are 5.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 5.5 miles away and have a median of 1,406 students, so North High School 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 275 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 228, against an average of 248 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% more students than grade 9 (275 against 235). 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 37.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Parkway C-2 (15.4%). White students are next, at 35.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 17.3% across Parkway C-2 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 13.1% 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
North High School has 71.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 990 students would have about 81.1 teachers, so North High School has 9.9 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 Central High School, 2.7 miles away in the same district. There are 3 high schools within 5 miles and 25 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 37.5% |
| White | 35.8% |
| Hispanic | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 9% |
| Asian | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 235 |
| Grade 10 | 228 |
| Grade 11 | 252 |
| Grade 12 | 275 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12860 Fee Fee Rd, St Louis, MO 63146
Phone: (314)415-7600
Website: parkwayschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School | Parkway C-2 | 2.7 mi | 1,281 | 15.1 | 15.8% |
| Pattonville Senior High School | Pattonville R-III | 3.6 mi | 1,945 | 15.3 | 42.9% |
| Hiram Neuwoehner | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 4.3 mi | 101 | 3.3 | 100% |
| Ladue Horton Watkins High School | Ladue | 5.2 mi | 1,395 | 14.7 | 11.5% |
| West High School | Parkway C-2 | 5.9 mi | 1,417 | 15.5 | 10.7% |
| Ritenour Senior High School | Ritenour | 6.1 mi | 2,041 | 19.9 | 100% |
| Francis Howell North High School | Francis Howell R-III | 7.0 mi | 1,716 | 19.3 | 21.3% |
| St. Charles High School | St. Charles R-VI | 7.1 mi | 782 | 10.6 | 38.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.