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B+

Bayless School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Bella Villa and Wilbur Park.

Bella Villa’s Schools page →

Students
1,805
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,914
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$13.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bayless School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the MO average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $13.6M, about $7,548 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% of the 535 Missouri school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Bella Villa 723Wilbur Park 425

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bella Villa. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 39.2% · 920 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 43.2% · 912 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.3% · 130 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,914 per student · 18% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 44%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 43%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,669’20
1,769’21
1,798’22
1,836’23
1,805’24

Up 8.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%Asian 12%Black 11%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools.

Bayless Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Louis
C
858 students15:1
Bayless Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Louis
B−
385 students15:1
Bayless Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · St Louis
C−
562 students19:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Missouri.