WHAT'S What Education Greater St. Louis has 115 public school districts with a total enrollment of 403,521 students. Approximately 80 percent of school-aged children in the St. Louis area attend public schools. The remaining 20 percent attend a mix of private, independent, and parochial schools. Total k-8 High Schools HS Graduates PUBLIC Schools: 696 579 117 Enrollment: 403,521 281,224 122,297 23,890 PRIVATE Schools: 339 288 54 Enrollment: 77,098 57,736 19,362 4,428 Sources: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, FY 2000. Illinois State Board of Education, FY 2000. Private school information provided by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Non-Public School Data, FY 2000. Illinois State Board of Education, FY 2000 Directory of Recognized Illinois Non-Public Schools. Number of private elementary and high schools does not total as some schools provide K-12 (most recent available data). The St. Louis area’s wide range of colleges, universities and two- year colleges contribute greatly to the quality of our work force. In addition, ongoing research provides tangible benefits to many St. Louis-area businesses. Total Part-Time Bachelor Associate Enrollment Enrollment Degree Degree Universities and Colleges: 60,493 21,734 9,715 N/A Community Colleges: 63,071 39,765 N/A 4,856 Sources: Statistical Summary of Missouri Higher Education. 2001. State of Illinois Board of Higher Education: Data Book on Illinois Higher Education, 2000 (most recent available data). COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Fontbonne University Harris-Stowe State College Lindenwood College Maryville University of St. Louis McKendree College Missouri Baptist College Missouri Tech Principia College Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Saint Louis University University of Missouri–St. Louis Washington University Webster University TWO-YEAR AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES Southwestern Illinois College East Central College Jefferson College Kaskaskia College Lewis and Clark Community College St. Charles County Community College St. Louis Community College (3 campuses) PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS ogan College of Chiropractic Saint Louis University School of Law Saint Louis University School of Medicine Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville– School of Dental Medicine St. Louis College of Pharmacy University of Missouri– St. Louis School of Optometry Washington University School of Law Washington University School of Medicine GRADUATE SCHOOLS Fontbonne University Keller Graduate School of Management Lindenwood University Maryville University Saint Louis University Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville University of Missouri–St. Louis Washington University Webster University LARGE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS DeVry University ITT Technical Institute Midwestern Institute Missouri College Ranken Technical College Sanford-Brown College Vatterott College

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