School District of Clayton

For the New Jersey school district, see Clayton Public School District.

School District of Clayton includes all of Clayton, portions of Richmond Heights, and a portion of unincorporated St. Louis County, Missouri, US.[1][2] The district is located immediately to the west of the City of St. Louis. Some areas have St. Louis postal addresses, though they are not in the city limits. As of 2017 the school district had 2,681 students, 278 staff, and 6 schools. There was an 11:1 student-teacher ratio.[3]

The district was ranked fourth best in the United States by Niche in 2018.[4] The District, Clayton High School, Wydown Middle School, and Captain Elementary School also were ranked first in Missouri in their respective “best schools” rankings. Glenridge Elementary took the second spot in the Missouri ranking, followed closely by Meramec Elementary at number four. The District also was ranked first in the State of Missouri, and 16th in the country in the ranking of the best places to teach.[5]

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. Louis County, MO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 2, 4 (PDF p. 3, 5/5). Retrieved June 17, 2024. - Text list
  2. ^ "Map" (PDF). www.clayton.k12.mo.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. ^ "2017-2018 District Profile" (PDF). School District of Clayton. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Best School Districts in America". Niche. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Clayton Schools Ranked Fourth in Nation". School District of Clayton. Retrieved March 20, 2018.