School district · Missouri

University City

University City in Missouri: 7 public schools with 2,853 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,322 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,853
Students per teacher: 12.5; MO 12.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $19,322; MO $14.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 228
Counselors (FTE): 11.4
Students per counselor: 250; MO 289 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 6.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Missouri's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Missouri: 42%

25%proficient

−3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Missouri

Median 37% · 434 school districts compared

1,169 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Missouri: 41%

24%proficient

+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in Missouri

Median 38% · 460 school districts compared

1,162 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$13.0K15

$13.6K16

$13.8K17

$14.5K18

$15.3K19

$15.9K20

$16.8K21

$18.8K22

$19.1K23

$19.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.1% · $5M
State: 19% · $11.5M
Local: 73% · $45.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,305
Support services: $9,308
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $2.2M
Long-term debt: $47.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Julia Goldstein Early Child.Free meals for all	Pre-K	123	10.3	—	—	University City
Barbara Jordan Elem.Free meals for all	K–5	386	12.9	29%	29%	University City
Flynn Park Elem.Free meals for all	K–5	323	12.8	41%	38%	University City
Jackson Park Elem.Free meals for all	K–5	304	11.8	35%	33%	University City
Pershing Elem.Free meals for all	K–5	286	10.7	17%	19%	University City
Brittany WoodsFree meals for all	6–8	557	11.8	20%	16%	University City
University City Sr. HighFree meals for all	9–12	874	14.3	—	—	University City

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 7700 Olive Blvd, University City, MO 63130
Phone: (314)290-4001

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.