St. James School
120 Michigan Ave, Saint Joseph, MO 64504Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 88
- Students per teacher
- 6.6
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Saint Joseph center
- 3.8 miles
Can you use MOScholars here?
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- How the MOScholars list works
- Applying
- You apply through one of the state-approved Educational Assistance Organizations, not to the state directly.
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What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 16
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, MO
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- Setting
- City
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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On its website
- Accreditation it names: North Central Association: saintjamescatholic.school/about-us/philosophy-standards, read October 14, 2026.
- What St. James School says on saintjamescatholic.school, read October 14, 2026.
- Accreditation is as the school names it, not checked with the accrediting body.
Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 85 to 88, up 3 (4%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (15)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 (3)
- Average a grade
- About 10
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,350
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Missouri
- 6 days longer than the 174-day median of 463 schools we list
- School day, against Missouri
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (466 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6.6 here; median 10.8 at 269 MO elementary schools
- Size in Buchanan County
- Larger than 1 of 7 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
St. James School tuition, and what MOScholars pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
MOScholars Tax-credit scholarship
- Award
- Up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some students
- How it varies
- The law sets each ceiling as a share of the state adequacy target, which the Missouri education department lists as $7,145 for 2026-27: up to 100% of it for most students, 125% for students eligible for free or reduced lunch, 160% for English learners and 175% for students with an IEP. Worked example (our arithmetic, not a figure the state publishes): 175% of $7,145 is about $12,503. These are ceilings: assistance organizations may award less, and the average award in 2025-26 was $6,831.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 7, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Christian Academy | K-12 | 30 | 2 |
| St. Francis Xavier School | PreK-8 | 199 | 3 |
| Cathedral of St. Joseph | K-8 | 161 | 4 |
| Bishop Leblond High School | 9-12 | 148 | 5 |
| Bishop Leblond | 9-12 | 150 | 5 |
| St. Paul Lutheran School | PreK-8 | 322 | 6 |
| St. Joseph Christian School | PreK-12 | 452 | 7 |
| Hosanna Christian School | K-12 | 17 | 11 |
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