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Saint Louis, MO Private School Trends (10-Year)

115

Private Schools

-7.3% (-9 schools) 10-yr

26,212

Students

-6.4% (-1,786 students) 10-yr

$17,395

Avg. Tuition

+33.8% (+$4,395) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

27%

Students of Color

+3.8% (+1.0 pp) 10-yr

11:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

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Enrollment & Diversity

Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools

Year	Saint Louis, MO Total Schools
2025	118
2024	123
2023	111
2022	104
2021	118
2020	126
2019	124
2018	128
2017	127
2016	123
2015	124

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# Students

26,212 Students

99,497 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	237	195	199
2024	249	192	192
2023	245	186	193
2022	250	196	205
2021	247	193	201
2020	236	183	188
2019	226	182	193
2018	223	181	190
2017	221	185	199
2016	217	183	196
2015	228	173	183

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% Students of Color

27%

21%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	26%	20%	33%
2024	25%	20%	32%
2023	26%	19%	32%
2022	25%	18%	32%
2021	25%	18%	31%
2020	26%	18%	31%
2019	26%	18%	31%
2018	26%	17%	30%
2017	29%	22%	31%
2016	30%	21%	31%
2015	26%	20%	31%

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0.56

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	0.56	0.56	0.64
2024	0.56	0.56	0.64
2023	0.56	0.54	0.63
2022	0.54	0.52	0.62
2021	0.55	0.52	0.62
2020	0.57	0.52	0.62
2019	0.55	0.50	0.61
2018	0.56	0.50	0.60
2017	0.51	0.46	0.59
2016	0.53	0.46	0.59
2015	0.51	0.45	0.58

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# American Indian Students

78 Students

212 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

665 Students

2,686 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	3%	4%	5%
2024	4%	4%	5%
2023	4%	3%	5%
2022	2%	4%	5%
2021	2%	3%	5%
2020	2%	3%	5%
2019	2%	3%	4%
2018	2%	3%	4%
2017	3%	2%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	2%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

992 Students

4,349 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	4%	4%	9%
2024	4%	4%	9%
2023	4%	3%	9%
2022	4%	3%	8%
2021	4%	3%	9%
2020	4%	3%	9%
2019	3%	3%	8%
2018	3%	3%	8%
2017	2%	2%	8%
2016	3%	2%	8%
2015	2%	2%	8%

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# Black Students

2,794 Students

6,095 Students

% Black Students

11%

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	11%	6%	8%
2024	11%	6%	8%
2023	11%	7%	8%
2022	10%	6%	7%
2021	11%	7%	8%
2020	12%	7%	8%
2019	12%	7%	8%
2018	12%	7%	8%
2017	12%	7%	7%
2016	13%	7%	8%
2015	12%	6%	8%

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# White Students

16,225 Students

60,118 Students

% White Students

63%

62%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	63%	62%	55%
2024	63%	62%	55%
2023	63%	64%	55%
2022	65%	66%	57%
2021	64%	66%	57%
2020	62%	66%	58%
2019	64%	68%	59%
2018	63%	68%	59%
2017	67%	72%	61%
2016	66%	72%	61%
2015	68%	72%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

35 Students

178 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

5,140 Students

23,695 Students

% of Others Students

20%

24%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	19%	24%	22%
2024	18%	24%	22%
2023	18%	23%	22%
2022	18%	21%	22%
2021	18%	21%	20%
2020	19%	21%	19%
2019	18%	19%	20%
2018	19%	19%	20%
2017	16%	17%	19%
2016	16%	17%	18%
2015	16%	17%	18%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

2,652 Teachers

8,260 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	11:1	12:1	11:1
2024	10:1	12:1	11:1
2023	11:1	13:1	11:1
2022	11:1	13:1	11:1
2021	12:1	13:1	11:1
2020	12:1	13:1	11:1
2019	12:1	13:1	11:1
2018	12:1	13:1	11:1
2017	11:1	12:1	11:1
2016	11:1	12:1	12:1
2015	11:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

61%

54%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	59%	53%	54%
2024	59%	53%	54%
2023	59%	52%	53%
2022	59%	52%	53%
2021	58%	52%	53%
2020	59%	53%	53%
2019	57%	51%	52%
2018	57%	50%	52%
2017	57%	50%	51%
2016	57%	48%	51%
2015	55%	48%	50%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	15	15	16
2024	15	15	15
2023	16	15	15
2022	15	15	15
2021	15	15	15
2020	15	15	15
2019	15	15	15
2018	15	15	15
2017	15	15	15
2016	16	15	15
2015	15	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

18 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	12	14	11
2024	12	13	11
2023	11	13	10
2022	12	13	10
2021	12	14	10
2020	12	14	10
2019	12	13	10
2018	13	14	10
2017	13	14	10
2016	12	12	9
2015	14	11	9

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Average SAT score

1358

(Out of 1600)

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2024)

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2024	1360	1302	1233
2023	1346	1299	1231
2022	1346	1309	1232
2021	1378	1321	1232
2020	1379	1322	1229
2019	1390	1327	1230
2018	1378	1293	1227
2017	1384	1296	1232

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	27	26	26
2024	28	26	26
2023	28	26	26
2022	28	26	26
2021	28	26	26
2020	28	26	26
2019	28	26	26
2018	28	26	25
2017	28	26	25
2016	26	26	25
2015	27	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$17,395

$11,098

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	$18,165	$11,481	$12,807
2024	$17,856	$11,215	$12,481
2023	$16,433	$10,609	$11,978
2022	$15,724	$10,249	$11,484
2021	$15,467	$10,143	$11,253
2020	$15,055	$9,885	$10,968
2019	$14,856	$9,744	$10,740
2018	$14,523	$9,529	$10,494
2017	$14,255	$9,386	$10,230
2016	$13,366	$8,995	$9,879
2015	$13,000	$8,674	$9,510

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,450

$809

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2021-2025)

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	$379	$287	$1,115
2024	$384	$301	$1,094
2023	$383	$383	$1,136
2022	$349	$364	$1,075
2021	$343	$401	$1,028

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Average % on Financial Aid

39%

33%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	39%	33%	34%
2024	39%	33%	33%
2023	39%	33%	33%
2022	40%	33%	32%
2021	39%	33%	32%
2020	38%	33%	31%
2019	39%	32%	30%
2018	39%	32%	29%
2017	38%	31%	29%
2016	43%	31%	28%
2015	50%	33%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$10,041

$5,959

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	$10,654	$6,335	$6,227
2024	$10,276	$6,232	$6,113
2023	$8,915	$4,966	$5,785
2022	$8,650	$4,811	$5,514
2021	$8,948	$7,647	$5,269
2020	$8,793	$7,956	$5,141
2019	$8,642	$8,167	$5,007
2018	$7,479	$8,138	$4,752
2017	$7,173	$7,978	$4,582
2016	$7,175	$8,309	$4,396
2015	$6,568	$8,636	$4,230

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Average Endowment Size

$16.38 million

$15.85 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

82%

87%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Saint Louis, MO Avg	Missouri (MO)	National
2025	83%	89%	85%
2024	84%	89%	85%
2023	83%	89%	85%
2022	82%	88%	85%
2021	81%	87%	86%
2020	78%	87%	86%
2019	79%	87%	85%
2018	80%	88%	85%
2017	80%	88%	86%
2016	83%	90%	85%
2015	80%	90%	86%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private elementary schools in Saint Louis, MO?

The private elementary schools in Saint Louis, MO include Chaminade College Preparatory School, Assumption Parish School, and Chaminade College Prep School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Saint Louis?

115 private elementary schools are located in Saint Louis.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Saint Louis?

The average tuition cost is $17,395, which is higher than the Missouri private school average tuition cost of $11,098.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Saint Louis?

Saint Louis private elementary schools are approximately 27% minority students, which is higher than the Missouri private school average of 21%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Saint Louis?

70% of private elementary schools in Saint Louis are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod).

Which private elementary schools in Saint Louis are often viewed compared to one another?

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