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The small historically French settlements that became part of the United States in 1803 had limited schooling. Schools were established in several Missouri towns; by 1821, they existed in the towns of St. Louis, St. Charles, Ste. Genevieve, Florissant, Cape Girardeau, Franklin, Potosi, Jackson, and Herculaneum, and in rural areas in both Cooper and Howard counties.
Administration of primary and secondary public schools in the state is conducted by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. [2] Education is compulsory from ages seven to seventeen in Missouri, commonly but not exclusively divided into three tiers: elementary school, middle school or junior high school, and high school.
The high school was established on Eleventh Street in St. Louis between Poplar and Spruce Street, in response to demands to provide educational opportunities, following a requirement that school boards support black education after Republicans passed the "radical" Constitution of 1865 in Missouri [8] that also abolished slavery.
School closed six weeks early in 1861 due to a lack of operating funds and the outbreak of the Civil War. After the Civil War, in 1866, the district opened three schools for African American students. [31] The St. Louis Public Schools also opened the first public high school for black students west of the Mississippi, Sumner High School, in 1875.
Fleet brought VMI terms such as "rats", "rears", and "Old Boys" to the school. The school officially changed its name to Wentworth Military Academy in 1890. Sellers' skills as educator, administrator, businessman, and promoter saw the institution through its first half-century of growth, and his vision remained throughout the history of the school.
Blue Ridge Christian School - non-denominational Christian (co-ed) Cristo Rey Kansas City High School - Roman Catholic (co-ed) De la Salle Education Center - nonsectarian (co-ed) Gillis Center School - nonsectarian (co-ed) Heart of America Christian Academy - Pentecostal (co-ed) Kansas City Academy - nonsectarian (co-ed)
The school was named for Dr. Francis Eugene Nipher, an educator and a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. [24] In September 1930, Keysor Elementary School opened on land that had been purchased by the district for $9,000; it was also designed by Ittner. The school served eighty White students in first through fourth grade.
Pages in category "Historically segregated African-American schools in Missouri" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .