St. Louis Public Schools Revises School Closure Plan, Proposes 14 Closures
St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) has revised its plan to close school buildings, now proposing to shut down 14 schools instead of the originally planned 20. This decision comes as the district faces declining enrollment, funding challenges, and competition from…
St. Louis, MO, August 26, 2026 —
St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) has put forth a revised proposal to close fewer school buildings than initially planned. The district now aims to shut down 14 schools, a reduction from the previously considered 20 closures.
This adjustment in the plan comes amid ongoing challenges for the district, including declining student enrollment, persistent funding issues, and increasing competition from charter schools. Projections indicate a significant financial deficit for the district.
The revised strategy, dubbed the “A+ portfolio model,” seeks to reorganize the school system into a more conventional pre-K through 12 educational structure. The stated goals of this model are to enhance academic performance and achieve greater financial stability within the district.
Under the proposed plan, 11 elementary schools, one middle school, and high school programming at two academies are slated for closure by the year 2030. The district intends to reassign the majority of students affected by these closures to schools that currently hold higher performance scores.
The Board of Education is anticipated to cast a vote on the final iteration of this proposal sometime in mid-October.
Story summarized from the original created by Hiba Ahmad on www.stlpr.org, see more information here.
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