Editing St. Joseph, Missouri (section)

==Education==

===Public schools===
The St. Joseph School District operates three public high schools, four public middle schools and 16 public elementary schools in St. Joseph. There are three private grade schools, a private high school and a private [[K-12 education|K–12]] Christian school. Two new elementary schools (Oak Grove and Carden Park) have been constructed, and both opened by the 2014–15 academic year. In addition, there is an active home education community that serves the city and surrounding areas. In [[higher education]], St. Joseph is the home of a regional [[public university]] as well as a public university outreach center, a public [[technical school]] and a private technical school.

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;Public elementary schools
*Carden Park Elementary School — (K–06)
*Coleman Elementary School — (K–06)
*Edison Elementary School — (PK–06)
*Ellison Elementary School — (K–06)
*Eugene Field Elementary School — (K–06)
*Hosea Elementary School — (PK–06)
*Hyde Elementary School — (K–06)
*Lindbergh Elementary School — (PK–06)
*Oak Grove Elementary School — (K–06)
*Parkway Elementary School — (PK–06)
*Pershing Elementary School — (K–06)
*Pickett Elementary School — (PK–06)
*Skaith Elementary School — (PK–06)

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;Public middle schools
*Bode Middle School — (07–08)
*Robidoux Middle School — (07–08)
*Spring Garden Middle School — (07–08)
*Truman Middle School — (07–08)

;Public high schools
*[[Central High School (St. Joseph, Missouri)|Central High School]] — (09–12)
*[[Benton High School (Missouri)|Benton High School]] — (09–12)
*[[Lafayette High School (St. Joseph)|Lafayette High School]] — (09–12)
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===Private schools===
*[[Bishop LeBlond High School]] (9–12)
*Cathedral Grade School (Preschool-8)
*St. Francis Xavier Grade School (Preschool–8)
*St. James Grade School (Preschool-8)
*[[St. Joseph Christian School]] (Preschool-12)
*St. Paul Lutheran School (Preschool–8)
*Prescott Seventh-Day Adventist School (K-8)

===Colleges and universities===
*[[Missouri Western State University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missouriwestern.edu/|title=Missouri Western State University|access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref>

===Special focus institutions===
* [[American Business and Technology University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abtilearning.com/ |title=MyCAA Funding & Military Spouse Scholarships – Train For A New Career For Military Spouses – Up To $4000 Scholorship |website=American Business & Technology Institute |access-date=March 30, 2023}}</ref>
* Hillyard Technical Center
* Webster Learning Center

===Library===
St. Joseph has a four-branch public library system.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Joseph Public Library {{!}} Library in St. Joseph, MO|url=https://sjpl.lib.mo.us/|access-date=November 8, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=St. Joseph Public Library|url=https://saintjosephmococ.wliinc21.com/external/wcpages/wcdirectory/results/listing.aspx?listingid=1840|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=saintjosephmococ.wliinc21.com|language=en-US}}</ref> The system is overseen by the Library Board which consists of nine members appointed by the mayor, with city council approval, for three-year terms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Library Board {{!}} St. Joseph, MO - Official Website|url=https://www.stjoemo.info/352/Library-Board|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=www.stjoemo.info}}</ref> The [[St. Joseph Public Library|Downtown Library]], located in downtown St. Joseph, houses the administrative offices for the library system.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Joseph Public Library &ndash; Saint Joseph Public Library|url=https://librarytechnology.org/library/8533|access-date=November 8, 2020 |website=librarytechnology.org}}</ref> [[St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch|Carnegie Library]] and Washington Park Library are neighborhood branches that serve communities in the North and South ends of the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saint Joseph Carnegie Library &ndash; Saint Joseph Public Library|url=https://librarytechnology.org/library/8535|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=librarytechnology.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Washington Park Library &ndash; Saint Joseph Public Library|url=https://librarytechnology.org/library/8534|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=librarytechnology.org}}</ref> East Hills Library is the largest branch, located off [[Interstate 29]], which serves the greater St. Joseph area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=East Hills Branch Library &ndash; Saint Joseph Public Library|url=https://librarytechnology.org/library/8536 |access-date=November 8, 2020|website=librarytechnology.org}}</ref> Downtown Library and Carnegie Library were listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1982 and 1990 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Search|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=npgallery.nps.gov}}</ref>

St. Joseph also has a branch of the Rolling Hills Consolidated Library. This library was founded in 1961 with its headquarters in the basement of the Washington Park Library. The library currently occupies over 23,000 square feet of space off of the Belt Highway. The space is used for the library itself, its administration offices, a used book store, and "The Upper Story", a large rentable meeting room.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=August 14, 2009 |title=The Mystery Of Marshall Mathers |url=https://www.newspressnow.com/news/article_22121d2c-16df-5874-aeae-c891bafa1449.html |access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref>