Education in Greater St. Louis
Education in Greater St. Louis is provided by 132 public school districts, independent private schools,
Primary and secondary education
Greater St. Louis is home to 132 public school districts.
Several independent private schools operate in Greater St. Louis, including
Colleges and universities
According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 21.4 percent of the adult population in St. Louis holds a bachelor's degree compared with the national average of 27 percent. Almost 209,000 students are enrolled in the area's nearly 40 colleges, universities, and technical schools. In 2006 approximately 5,287 associate degrees were granted in Greater St. Louis. Approximately 10% of the St. Louis metropolitan area consists of higher education students.
Libraries
The oldest public library system in the area, the St. Louis Public Library, serves the city of St. Louis and maintains a collection of 4.7 million items, and it operates 15 branches and a central library building.[7] St. Louis County Library operates 20 branches and has a collection of 2.6 million items. Both libraries have a borrowing agreement allowing them to exchange materials.
The Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County is an association of nine independent municipal libraries, including the Brentwood Public Library, Ferguson Municipal Public Library, Kirkwood Public Library, Maplewood Public Library, Richmond Heights Memorial Library, Rock Hill Public Library, University City Public Library, Valley Park Community Library, and the Webster Groves Public Library.[8]
Other Missouri library systems in Greater St. Louis include the St. Charles City-County Library, which serves St. Charles County, the Powell Memorial Library, serving Troy, Missouri, the Scenic Regional Library, serving Warren and Franklin counties,[9] and the Jefferson County Library, which serves the parts of Jefferson County that are part of Fox, Windsor and Northwest school districts.[10]
In the Metro-East, library districts include the Wood River Public Library, serving the city of Wood River, Illinois, the East Alton Public Library, serving East Alton, Illinois, the Hayner Public Library, serving Alton, Illinois,[11] the Edwardsville Library, serving Edwardsville, Illinois, and the Mississippi Valley Library, serving Fairmont City and Collinsville, Illinois.[12]
References
- ^ "Missouri School Directory" (PDF). Missouri Comprehensive Data System, State of Missouri Districts, Charters, & Schools. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "ISBE Education Data Systems, Public School District Lookup". Illinois State Board of Education. Illinois State Board of Education. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Missouri Comprehensive Data System - District Info". Dese.mo.gov. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "America's Best High Schools - Newsweek". Newsweek. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ^ "KMOV-TV: Left Behind: The Failure of East St. Louis Schools - TVWeek - News". TVWeek. 2007-06-04. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "East St. Louis schools face state takeover : News". Stltoday.com. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "St. Louis Public Library by the numbers". Slpl.org. 2007-09-30. Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "Municipal Library Consortium of St. Louis County". Mlc.lib.mo.us. Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "Scenic Regional Library". Scenicregional.org. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "How to Get a Library Card". Jeffersoncountylibrary.org. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "Historic Hayner". Hayner Library. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley Library District". Mvlibdist.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2014-02-05.