Wellston School District was a

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in the inner-ring

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Wellston, Missouri Wellston is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, along the northwest border of the city of St. Louis. The population was 2,313 at the 2010 census. History Wellston was incorporated as a city in 1909; due to "government difficulti ...

. It is home to 4 schools. The district has 633 students total. The district was closed at the end of the 2009-10 school year and merged into the Normandy School District by order of the

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in the Wellston School District. It currently has 166 students and serves grades 9-12. *Bishop Middle School is the only

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in the Wellston School District. It serves grades 6-8. *Central Elementary School is Wellston School District's only

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. It serves grades 1-5. *Wellston Early Childhood Center serves all of the

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ers.

References

{{reflist School districts in Missouri Education in St. Louis County, Missouri School districts disestablished in 2010