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South Technical School

Serves grades 11 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
12721 W Watson Rd
Sunset Hills, MO 63127
Phone
(314) 989-7400
District
SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.
County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Type of School
Vocational/technical
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
853
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

South Technical School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
41%
No Data
43%
No Data
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
23
2
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 11 445 52.2%
Grade 12 408 47.8%
Total 853 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.9% 53.9% 72.4%
Black 14.8% 36.5% 16.0%
Hispanic 5.7% 4.6% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.4% 4.3% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 0.7% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 8.0% 22.2% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 7.4% 21.6% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.6% 0.6% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 25.0%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 11.5%
$15,000 or less Unreported 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $56,266 $257,137,000 53.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $20,862 $95,339,000 19.7%
Staff $2,710 $12,384,000 2.6%
General Administration $6,536 $29,871,000 6.2%
School Administration $3,378 $15,436,000 3.2%
Operation $1,972 $9,013,000 1.9%
Transportation $6,446 $29,460,000 6.1%
Other $1,821 $8,323,000 1.7%
Total Support $43,726 $199,826,000 41.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,086 $27,814,000 5.7%
Total Expenditures $106,078 $484,777,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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