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St. Mary School

536 E 3rd Street, Alton, IL, 62002-0620 -

School Notes Overview:

St. Mary’s is dedicated to giving children a good academic and religious education. The instructional staff is comprised of highly qualified and certified lay people as well as priests from St. Mary’s Parish, and Sisters from the Convent of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George. There are currently over 340 students enrolled in the school, which offers classes from Kindergarten through eighth grade. St. Mary's also has a 3- and 4-year-old pre-school program, which runs half-day instructional classes....

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School Overview:

	St. Mary School
School Membership(s)	Other religious school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
County	Madison County, IL
Student Body
Total Students	337 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	7%	34%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 26 students
	Kind - 49 students
	Grade 1 - 48 students
	Grade 2 - 40 students
	Grade 3 - 39 students
	Grade 4 - 30 students
	Grade 5 - 34 students
	Grade 6 - 20 students
	Grade 7 - 18 students
	Grade 8 - 33 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	20 teachers
	This School	(IL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:15	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	176 days	176 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

St. Mary’s is dedicated to giving children a good academic and religious education. The instructional staff is comprised of highly qualified and certified lay people as well as priests from St. Mary’s Parish, and Sisters from the Convent of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George. There are currently over 340 students enrolled in the school, which offers classes from Kindergarten through eighth grade. St. Mary's also has a 3- and 4-year-old pre-school program, which runs half-day instructional classes.
Profile last updated: 02/20/2007

In the News:

Hiring freeze for St. Mary school system (The Daily Iberian)
posted on August 3, 2009 at 12:04:31 pm
CENTERVILLE - A hiring freeze on new posts is in place throughout the St. Mary Parish school system until further notice.
Science eye-openers: Students' projects range from esoteric to everyday (The Telegraph)
posted on March 14, 2009 at 10:17:37 pm
EDWARDSVILLE - From aerospace to zoology, the 25th annual Illinois Junior Academy of Science regional science fair Saturday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville had it all.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (62002)	School Zip (62002)	(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	34,062 people	12,415,876 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	25%	24%
Population Average Age	37 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$34,253	$48,019
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.2 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	58 years old	50 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	68% / 32%	61% / 39%