Ritenour School District

Ritenour School District
Ritenour School District
Location
	2420 Woodson Road St. Louis, MO 63114 United States
District information
Motto	Every Student, Every Day
Established	1846
Superintendent	Dr. Christopher Kilbride
Schools	10
Budget	$71,255,000 (2015-16)
NCES District ID	1931680
Students and staff
Students	6449 (2018-19)
Teachers	386.36 FTE
Staff	251.60 FTE
Student–teacher ratio	16.69
Athletic conference	Suburban XII
District mascot	Huskies
Colors	Orange and Black ;
Other information
Website	https://www.ritenour.k12.mo.us/Domain/4

Ritenour School District is a school district located in St. Louis County, Missouri. The school district serves parts or all of Overland, St. John, St. Ann, Edmundson, Breckenridge Hills, Woodson Terrace, Sycamore Hills, and Vinita Park and Charlack. For the 2016-2017 school year, RSD served 6,289 students.^[2]

History

Ritenour School District was founded in 1846,^[3] and in 1867, it became the first school district in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area to serve African American students when it was founded. In 1913, Ritenour started educating African Americans in a separate high school as well. In 1968, RSD was a fully integrated school district teaching white and black students in the same schools. In 1981, RSD accepted a St. Louis Court issued desegregation plan and transported 50 inner city students to be educated at RSD schools. The current headquarters of Ritenour School district is located at the location of where the first school was founded.^[4] RSD's operating budget in the 2013-2014 was $66,115,000 while its expenditures was $66,965,000 equating to more than 10,000 dollars spent per student.

Demographics

The student body for the 2016-2017 school year was 40% African American, 32% Caucasian, 18% Hispanic, 3% Asian and 7% Other/Multiracial.^[5] About 800 students in the district are English Language Learners prompting RSD to start Adult ESL classes and creating an inclusive environment for foreign students by having international cuisine events and hiring more teachers capable of handling students learning English.^[6]

Academics

The average ACT score is 18. 48% of students matriculate to college.

Schools

Pre-K

Ritenour Early Childhood Center

Elementary schools

Buder Elementary
Iveland Elementary
Kratz Elementary
Marion Elementary
Marvin Elementary
Wyland Elementary

Middle schools

Hoech Middle
Ritenour Middle

High schools

Ritenour Senior High

References

^ a b c d e f "Ritenour". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for RITENOUR".
^ "Ritenour celebrates 150 years".
^ "150 facts for 150 years". RitenourK12. 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
^ "Ritenour School District". St. Louis Post Dispatch. January 18, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
^ "Ritenour School District Becomes the First Mosaic Ambassador School District". St. Louis Mosaic Project. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

[NCES-1] "Ritenour". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[2] "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for RITENOUR".

[3] "Ritenour celebrates 150 years".

[4] "150 facts for 150 years". RitenourK12. 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

[5] "Ritenour School District". St. Louis Post Dispatch. January 18, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

[6] "Ritenour School District Becomes the First Mosaic Ambassador School District". St. Louis Mosaic Project. Retrieved September 15, 2018.