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St. Joseph School

1351 Motherhead Rd, Saint Charles, MO 63304Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
PreK-8
Students (K-12)
891
Students per teacher
19.8
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
From Saint Charles center
8.2 miles

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Net cost
Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page

School facts

Teachers
45
Student body
Coeducational
Diocese
Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO
Boys and girls
47% boys, 53% girls
Setting
Suburb
Member of
National Catholic Educational Association

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

853 2019-20 843 2021-22 891 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
853 to 891, up 38 (4%)
Path
Dipped to 843 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

120 PK 111 K 106 1 100 2 118 3 96 4 87 5 98 6 90 7 85 8
Largest grade
Grade 3 (118)
Smallest grade
Grade 8 (85)
Average a grade
About 99

The school year

Days in the school year
176
Length of the school day
7 hours 10 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,260
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Missouri
2 days longer than the 174-day median of 463 schools we list
School day, against Missouri
10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (466 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 19.8 MO median 10.8
Students per teacher
This school 891 County median 199
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
19.8 here; median 10.8 at 269 MO elementary schools
Size in St. Charles County
Larger than 26 of 27 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 93% Hispanic 4% Two or more races 2% Asian under 1% Black under 1% American Indian under 1%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

St. Joseph School tuition, and what MOScholars pays

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
Nearby schools’ prices
$8,500 to $13,552 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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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Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Zion Lutheran School$8,5002026-273.6
Lutheran High School of St. Charles County$13,5522026-274.7

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Messiah Lutheran SchoolNot in the federal survey2
Childrens Edu-Care CenterPreK-K63Nonsectarian3
Sts Joachim & Ann SchoolPreK-815511.9Roman Catholic3
Child of God Lutheran SchoolPreK-813912.9Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)3
Zion Lutheran SchoolPreK-836418.3Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)4
All Saints SchoolPreK-81257.1Roman Catholic4
Oakhaven Montessori SchoolPreK-6347.9Nonsectarian4
Lutheran High School of St. Charles County9-1246015.3Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)5

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