Linked below are charts that show enrollment trends for our schools and district as a whole for the last ten years. Following an increase of more than 25% between 2003 and 2014, enrollment growth overall has slowed considerably in the last eight years. However, the distribution of our elementary schools has changed with Old Bonhomme and Spoede Elementary Schools now having considerably higher enrollment than Conway and Reed Elementary Schools.

• K-4 Elementary Enrollment (since opening of the Fifth Grade Center in 2013)
• Fifth Grade Center, Ladue Middle School and Ladue Horton Watkins High School Enrollment
• Total District Enrollment

Not only is enrollment considerably higher at Old Bonhomme and Spoede, the Conway and Reed Elementary Schools facilities have two additional distinct advantages, despite being older than the other two schools. The classrooms, on average, are considerably larger and the architecture of these buildings is such that there is a great deal of natural light throughout most of the buildings.

The enrollment at Ladue Middle School has remained relatively flat for the last ten years, and while some additional classrooms are needed, the major challenge is the size of the classrooms. They were built for desks in rows and are much smaller than today’s teaching and learning styles require.

In short, with these improvements, we are addressing “tightness” that has existed for a long time at Old Bonhomme, Spoede and Ladue Middle School, not recent, significant increases in enrollment.