📍 17050 Clayton Rd, Wildwood, St. Louis County, 63011
Lafayette Sr. High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wildwood, St. Louis County. The school has 1,682 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rockwood R-Vi school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 107.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette Sr. High enrolls 1,682 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 107.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 10% Asian and 9.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,205 | 72% |
| Asian | 173 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 154 | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 1,682 students (10%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Lafayette Sr. High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-20, state senate district 26, state house district 101.
Lafayette Sr. High is one of 31 schools in ROCKWOOD R-VI, based in EUREKA, Missouri. The district serves 19,597 students district-wide and employs 1,421 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,682 students, Lafayette Sr. High is larger than the district average of about 632 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large