EDUCATION
The East Central Missouri Region is home to nine school districts serving more than 15,260 students in the region comprising of seventeen elementary schools, six middle schools, eight high schools and nine private schools. All school districts in the region are accredited by the State of Missouri and student achievement is the number one priority. You will find awarding winning programs in academics as well as sports, band, art and music though all districts.
Life long learning is a way of life in the region. Within one hour drive, there are several junior colleges, 15 private colleges including Washington University and St. Louis University and 3 public colleges which include University of Missouri both the St. Louis Campus and Columbia Campus.
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Lincoln County R-III www.troy.k12.mo.us
Winfield R-IV www.winfield.k12.mo.us
Elsberry R-II www.elsberryschools.com
Silex R-I www. silex.k12.mo.us
Montgomery County R-II www.mc-wildcats.org
Wellsville-Middletown R-I www.wmr1.k12.mo.us
Warren County R-III www.warrencor3.org
Wright City R-II www.wrightcity.k12.mo.us
Marthasville Elementary www.washington.k12.mo.us
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Sacred Heart – Troy – 636-528-6684
Troy Holiness School – Troy – 636-528-7725
Calvary Assembly of God – Winfield – 636-668-8804
St Alsphonsus School – Silex – 573-384-5305
Immaculate Conception – Montgomery City – 573-564-2679
Holy Rosary – Warrenton – 636-456-2882
Liberty Christian Academy – Wright City – 636-745-0388
St. Ignatius Loyola School – Marthasville – 636932-4444
St. Vincent de Paul School – Marthasville – 636-433-2466
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
St. Charles Community College
East Central College
St. Louis Community Colleges
MAJOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Lindenwood University
Missouri Baptist College
Maryville University
Columbia College
St. Louis University
Washington University
University of Missouri – St. Louis
University of Missouri – Columbia
STATISTICS
The education of our children, and the future of the region, depends upon a strong and modern education system. As the population of the ECMODEV Region increases, the school system will be placed under pressure to accommodate new students. Fall enrollment in the region’s public schools averaged over 1,000 new enrollments every year to bring the K-12 enrollment for the 2000 Census to 17,224 students. As of the 2000 Census, 15 school districts serviced the ECMODEV Region. Many of these districts serve only a small portion of the region’s K-12 population.
Educational Attainment
Educational attainment levels for the ECMODEV Region continued to rise since the 1990 Census. The 2000 U.S. Census indicated the Boonslick Region’s median educational attainment rate was 76.5%. That’s up from the 1990 Census median educational attainment rate of 66.8%, an increase in the attainment rate of 9.7%. This meant that for the 2000 Census, over three-quarters of the 25-and-older population within the region had a high school diploma or higher. The attainment rate for persons achieving a bachelor’s degree or higher within the ECMODEV Region has also risen from 7.7% in 1990 to 10.2% in 2000. Overall, the higher educational attainment rates for the region help to attract new technological and professional companies as well as improve existing businesses within the region.
Along with the higher attainment rates for education within the region, the annual dropout rate for the region is also on the decline. The annual dropout rate fell from 7.7% in 1996 to 4.2% in 2000. The average dropout rate for the region is now lower than the state’s average of 5.0%. This status bodes well for the quality of the workforce as well as for the availability of good educational systems for companies contemplating a move to the region.
Dropout rates in 2007 and 2008 are shown below. 2007 dropout rate in the region was 2.88 percent and in 2008 it was 3.28 percent. Missouri’s dropout rate in 2008 is 9 percent.
Graduate Analysis
The following table shows the total number enrolled in each school district, total number of district grads, and total number of students who went to college, post-secondary non-college, employment, and military. Most of the grads preferred college than employment.
