Rockwood
One in Three Missouri Districts at Lowest Enrollment Ever
Rockwood R-VI peaked at 22,568 students in 2012. It was the kind of district that seemed insulated from the forces hollowing out Missouri's urban cores, a well-funded St. Louis County system with stro...
The St. Louis Enrollment Donut: Inner Ring Empties, Outer Ring Fills
In 2001, Wentzville enrolled 5,742 students. Parkway, 25 miles to the east, enrolled 20,547. One was a small exurban district surrounded by soybean fields and new subdivisions. The other was the aspir...
Missouri Lost 20,068 Students in a Single Year
Springfield lost 1,539 students in fall 2022. Not over several years. In a single enrollment count. It was the largest one-year drop of any district in Missouri, and Springfield was not alone: 397 of ...
Missouri Public Schools Just Hit Their Lowest Enrollment in at Least 25 Years
The number on the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's enrollment report is one that no superintendent, school board member, or state legislator wanted to see: 855,081 students ...