📍 1700 Derhake Rd, Florissant, St. Louis County, 63033
North Technical is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Florissant, St. Louis County. The school has 751 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%.
North Technical enrolls 751 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 12% White and 4.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 577 | 77% |
| White | 89 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
726 of the school's 751 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 726 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Technical is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-10, state senate district 13, state house district 68.
North Technical is one of 10 schools in SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO., based in TOWN & COUNTRY, Missouri. The district serves 3,576 students district-wide and employs 2,180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 751 students, North Technical is larger than the district average of about 358 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large