Editing St. Charles, Missouri (section)

==Education==
[[File:LwdButlerLibrary.jpg|thumb|Butler Library at [[Lindenwood University]]]]
The [[City of St. Charles School District]] has six elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools, and the Lewis & Clark Career Center located at 2400 Zumbehl Road. [[St. Charles High School (Missouri)|St. Charles High School]] (sometimes called SCHS or simply "High") was the first built (1895) of the two high schools. It first operated as a private military academy for boys.

In the 1950s, it was acquired by the city and adapted as a public high school. [[St. Charles West High School|St. Charles West]] (SCW or simply West) was constructed in the late 1970s in response to the city's growing population. St. Charles West had its first graduation in 1979. St. Charles High School underwent renovation in 1995 to improve both the exterior and interior of the building. St. Charles West was renovated in 2005, and a new library and auxiliary gym were built. The city is also served by Jefferson Intermediate, which has all 5th and 6th grade classes, and Hardin Middle School, which has all 7th and 8th grade classes.

A variety of private schools also operate here, each affiliated with a religious denomination. These include Immanuel Lutheran (Pre-K to 8), Zion Lutheran (Pre-K to 8), St. Charles Borromeo, St. Peter's, St. Cletus (K–8), Academy of the Sacred Heart (founded by [[Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne]], and the site of her shrine), [[Duchesne High School (Missouri)|Duchesne High School]] (formerly named St. Peter High school), and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton-St. Robert Bellarmine (K–8).

Other schools are associated with the [[Francis Howell School District|Francis Howell]] and the [[Orchard Farm School District|Orchard Farm]] school districts, which also serve parts of St. Charles. Many students who live on the southern edge of St. Charles City attend Henderson, Becky David, or Harvest Ridge elementary schools, Barnwell Middle, and [[Francis Howell North High School]]. To the North, the Orchard Farm School District also serves St. Charles. Like the Francis Howell School District, it is based outside the city limits, and has two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.

[[Lindenwood University]] is located on Kingshighway, near downtown St. Charles and St. Charles High. Founded by Major George Sibley and his wife Mary in 1827 as a women's school named Lindenwood School for Girls, the institution is the second-oldest higher-education institution west of the Mississippi River.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abbevilleinstitute.org/Lindenwood/08Lindenwood.htm |title=Abbeville Institute 2008 Lindenwood Summer School |publisher=Abbevilleinstitute.org |access-date=2010-07-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414081452/http://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/Lindenwood/08Lindenwood.htm |archive-date=2010-04-14}}</ref> The private university is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.

In the 21st century, LU is one of the fastest-growing universities in the Midwest. It enrolls close to 15,000 students. In 2006, it briefly attracted publicity when [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] staged a small protest against its unusual tuition fee policies: In an effort to help rural students pay for higher education, LU allowed families to sell livestock to the school. The animals were slaughtered and processed for serving at campus dining halls.<ref>"Dennis Spellmann, 70, President who Remade Struggling College, Dies." ''New York Times'' 3 September 2006. ''Nytimes.com.'' 25 January 2007 [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/college/coll03spellman.html?ex=1235275200&en=324b400976d4ab77&ei=5034 (link)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422082123/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/college/coll03spellman.html?ex=1235275200&en=324b400976d4ab77&ei=5034 |date=2008-04-22}}.</ref> Lindenwood hosts 89.1 The Wood ([[KCLC]]), a commercial-free student-driven radio station.

St. Charles was also home to the now defunct [[St. Charles College (Missouri)|St. Charles College]] (which should not be confused with [[St. Charles Community College]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.libraryindex.com/encyclopedia/pages/cpxks3u3m5/charles-missouri.html |title=article mentioning St. Charles College |publisher=Libraryindex.com |access-date=2011-08-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727080107/http://www.libraryindex.com/encyclopedia/pages/cpxks3u3m5/charles-missouri.html |archive-date=2011-07-27}}</ref> and [[Vatterott College]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vatterott College – St. Charles Missouri|url=http://www.vatterott.edu/st_charles.asp|access-date=April 30, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328175008/http://www.vatterott.edu/st_charles.asp|archive-date=2015-03-28}}</ref>