EDUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT OF PERSONS AGED 25 AND OLDER
(As a percentage of total population in this age group)
|
St.
Louis, MO_IL MSA |
U.S.
|
| High
School Graduate or Higher |
86.6% |
84.2%
|
| Bachelor's
Degree or Higher |
28.0% |
27.2%
|
| Graduate
or Professional Degree |
10.2% |
10.0%
|
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
|
Universities
& Colleges |
Two-Year
or Community College |
| Total
Enrollment |
113,222 |
74,325 |
| Full-Time
|
79,380 |
32,833 |
| Part-Time |
33,842 |
41,492 |
| Total
Degrees Awarded |
27,727 |
12,687 |
| Certificate's |
995 |
8,266 |
| Associate's |
1,201 |
4,421 |
| Bachelor's |
12,560 |
0 |
| Master's |
11,021 |
0 |
| Doctoral |
552 |
0 |
| First
Professional |
1,398 |
0 |
HIGHER
LEARNING FACILITIES LOCATED IN ILLINOIS
As
of Fall 2005
|
FOUR
YEAR SCHOOLS
TWO YEAR SCHOOLS
HIGHER
LEARNING FACILITIES LOCATED IN MISSOURI
As
of Fall 2005
|
FOUR
YEAR SCHOOLS
TWO YEAR SCHOOLS
HIGHER RANKINGS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Washington University in St. Louis is the fourth-best medical research
school according to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate
Schools” 2007. The medical school ranked among the top ten in the
specialty fields of pediatrics (6), internal medicine (7), women’s
health (10), and drug/alcohol abuse (10). The biological sciences
graduate program ranked ninth overall with top ten rankings in immunology/infectious
disease (5), genetics/ genomics/bioinformatics (6), molecular biology
(8), and cell biology (9), according to the same report.1
Washington University ranks 12th in the “Best National Universities”
category, and the Olin School of Business ranks 13th in the “Best
Business Programs” category in U.S. News & World Report “America’s
Best Colleges” 2007.2 The Olin School of Business ranks 15th according
to the “Best Undergrad-uate B-Schools” released by BusinessWeek,
May 2006.3
Saint Louis University (SLU) was named No. 77 in the “Best National
Universities” category by U.S. News & World Report for 2007
and ranked among the top five U.S. Catholic universities by the
same publication in 2006. The magazine also ranked SLU law school’s
health law program No. 1 in the nation in “America’s Best Graduate
Schools” in 2007.4
U.S. News & World Report in 2007 named the University of
Missouri-St. Louis’ international business program the 8th-best
international business program in the country. The Princeton Review
ranked University of Missouri–St. Louis’ college of business administration
among the nation’s best business schools.5
Webster University was named the 23rd-best university in the Midwest
division of the 2007 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Universities-Master’s”
category. Maryville University ranked 29th on the same list, along
with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Fontbonne University
among the top 70.6
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was named as one of the
best MBA programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB) in the world by the Princeton Review
for 2006.7
Additionaly the City of St. Louis ranks #1 in the country for library
services, according to a study that ranks America's Most Literate
Cities. The St. Louis Public Library was best among libraries in
69 cities, according to a 2005 study by Central Connecticut State
University. The study also ranks St. Louis the 15th most literate
city based on cities with populations over 250,000.8
The percent of adults over 25 in the St. Louis MSA who are high
school graduates was 86.6 percent in 2005, exceeding the U.S. average.
The percent of adults over 25 with a bachelor’s degree or higher
at 28.0 percent was also above the national average.9
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Public School Districts
There are 161 different school districts in the St. Louis, MO-IL
MSA and approximately 1,000 public schools. All districts are funded
by local tax levies with varying assessment rates. Municipalities
play a central role, with the local tax base of each school district
funding new and existing educational programs and services, as well
as providing maintenance and upkeep to the facilities.
Many St. Louis MSA schools provide additional programs for gifted
students, special programs for challenged students, and magnet or
charter schools for children seeking a non-traditional learning
environment.
Private School Districts
There are 434 private schools in the St. Louis MSA. Many long-established
and strong independent schools exist, as well as an active parochial
school network. The St. Louis region ranks among the highest in
the nation for having one of the largest percentages of enrollment
in Catholic parochial schools, as measured by the number of registered
Catholics in the St. Louis area.
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
| ST.
LOUIS, MO-IL MSA |
| Number
of School Districts |
161
|
| Private
Schools |
434
|
| Public
Schools |
1,000
|
| Private
Enrollment K-12 |
99,499
|
| Public
Enrollment K-12 |
431,111
|
| Total
MSA Enrollment |
530,610
|
K-12
RANKING AND AWARDS
Top U.S. Schools 20061
Metro Academic and Classical High School in St. Louis ranked 40th
according to “The Complete List: 1,200 Top U.S. Schools” by Newsweek,
which ranked the nation’s best public high schools for 2005. Seven
other St. Louis area high schools were listed in the top 1,000
secondary schools, as of May 2006. The St. Louis area schools
included:
-
Metro Academic and Classical High School (40),
-
Ladue (235),
-
Clayton (272),
-
Eureka (456),
-
Marquette (549),
-
Lindbergh (679),
-
Rockwood Summit (791), and
-
Parkway West (936).
|
Missouri’s
Gold Star Schools 20062
-
Jefferson High School – Jefferson C-123 School
District
-
Brentwood High School – Brentwood School District
-
Marion County High School – Marion County R-II
School District
-
Cole Camp High School – Cole Camp R-I School District
-
St. Elizabeth High School – St. Elizabeth R-IV
School District
-
Sullivan Middle School – Sullivan School District
-
T. S. Hill Middle School – Dexter R-XI School District
-
Memorial Middle School – Ladue School District
|
Missouri
No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools 20063
-
Brentwood High School
-
Cole Camp High School
-
Cooter Junior-Senior High
-
Pierce City High School
|
Expansion
management’s Education Quotient4
Gold Medal School Districts: (top 16% nationally)
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Parkway C-2 – Gold Medal
-
Webster Groves – Gold Medal
-
Francis Howell R-111 – Blue Ribbon
-
Mehlville R-1X – Blue Ribbon
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