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Ritenour School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Overland, St. Ann, St. John, Breckenridge Hills, Woodson Terrace, Vinita Park, Charlack, Edmundson and Sycamore Hills.

Overland’s School Grade D better than 7% of Missouri school districts

Students
6,579
Schools
10
Spent per student
$13,034
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$43.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ritenour School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the MO average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $43.6M, about $6,625 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DOverland 15,474C−St. Ann 12,617DSt. John 6,441DBreckenridge Hills 4,350DWoodson Terrace 3,902D−Vinita Park 1,923DCharlack 1,275Edmundson 842Sycamore Hills 546

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Overland. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Ritenour SR. HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 39.2% · 3,285 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 43.2% · 3,310 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)73%
State average 89.3% · 440 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
$13,034 per student · 11% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 39%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
6,228’20
6,316’21
5,628’22
6,414’23
6,579’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 42%Hispanic 31%White 17%Two or more races 8%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Ritenour Early Childhood CTR
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · St Louis
149 students17:1
Marvin Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
D
561 students16:1
Wyland Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
D
545 students16:1
Marion Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
C−
496 students14:1
Kratz Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
D
474 students14:1
Buder Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Ann
D
471 students13:1
Iveland Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
D
441 students14:1
Ritenour Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Louis
D
737 students15:1
Hoech Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Ann
D
664 students13:1
Ritenour SR. High
High · Grades 9–12 · St Louis
C−
2,041 students20:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Normandy Schools CollaborativeBel-Ridge, Hanley Hills, Pagedale
$16,947per student
Ferguson-Florissant R-II School DistrictBerkeley
$15,294per student
University City School DistrictUniversity City
$19,322per student
Hazelwood School DistrictBridgeton
$14,941per student

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.