| More than 60,000 people live in St.
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| | middle school, and high school.
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| Charles.
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| | Recreation and New Developments
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| Schools
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| | St. Charles lies at one end of the Katy
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| The City of St. Charles school district
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| | Trail, a 225 mile long state park enjoyed
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| has seven elementary schools, two middle
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| | by bikers and walkers. Since the late
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| schools, two high schools, and the Lewis
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| | 1970s, there has been very healthy new
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| & Clark Tech Building located on Zumbehl
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| | home construction, commercial growth and
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| Road. St. Charles High School (sometimes
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| | explosive population growth in the St.
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| called SCHS or simply "High") was the
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| | Charles area. In describing the area,
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| first built of the two and later St.
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| | someone coined the phrase the Golden
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| Charles West was added in the late '70's
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| | Triangle in the Eighties, referring to
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| in response to the city's growing
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| | the tremendous growth in real estate
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| population. The school has recently
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| | development in the St. Charles County
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| undergone renovation to improve both the
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| | region bordered by Highways 70, 40 and
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| exterior and interior of the building.
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| | 94. St. Charles City has an historic
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| St. Charles is also home to a variety of
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| | shopping district and most standard
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| private schools including Immanuel
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| | living features (with the exception of a
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| Lutheran (Pre-K to 8), Zion Lutheran
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| | public golf course) that are usually
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| (Pre-K to 8), St. Charles Borromeo, St.
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| | found in a community of St. Charles'
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| Cletus, Academy of the Sacred Heart,
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| | size. The City also has many current
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| Duchesne High School formerly named St.
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| | events and features related to the Lewis
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| Peter High school, and Saints Joachim and
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| | and Clark Expedition which arguably
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| Ann.
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| | started in St. Charles.
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| There are other schools like, the Francis
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| | A new community development called the
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| Howell School District and the Orchard
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| | New Town at St. Charles is currently
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| Farm School District that serve St.
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| | under construction in northern St.
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| Charles as well. Many students who live
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| | Charles. New Town is the best example in
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| on the southern edge of St. Charles City
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| | the St. Louis area of the new movement in
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| attend Francis Howell North High School
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| | residential development and community
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| and Henderson Elementary as well as
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| | planning, New Urbanism.The Orchard Farm
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| Barnwell Middle and Becky David
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| | School District plans to build a new
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| Elementary.
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| | elementary school near New Town. An
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| Lindenwood University is located on
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| | 11,000 seat arena called the Family Arena
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| Kingshighway, seconds from St. Charles
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| | was built in the early 1990s and is used
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| High. Founded by Major George Sibley and
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| | by minor league sports franchises and
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| his wife Mary in 1827, it was the first
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| | hosts events like concerts, shows,
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| higher ed. institution west of the
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| | circuses, graduations and special college
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| Mississippi. Originally a women's school
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| | sporting contests.
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| named Lindenwood College (until 1995) it
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| | Another prominent feature of St. Charles
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| was known as a fine liberal arts
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| | in the new development category is the
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| institution. The University currently
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| | St. Charles Convention Center. It hosts
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| features a large variety of majors and
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| | conferences, business meetings, trade
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| extracurricular programs. The school is
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| | shows, Chamber of Commerce expos, and a
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| perhaps most noted for its strengths in
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| | variety of public sales and association
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| the performing arts and education.
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| | shows. Located along Interstate 70, it
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| Lindenwood is also home to 89.1 The Wood
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| | displays event information on an
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| (KCLC), a commercial-free student-driven
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| | electronic message board that is clearly
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| radio station. In recent years, graduates
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| | visible to all passing by.
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| in broadcast communication fields
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| | A new feature (opened Nov. 2006) of the
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| especially have enjoyed success locally
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| | St. Charles Parks and Recreation System
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| and nationally.
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| | is a dog park on the north side of town
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| The Orchard Farm School District serves
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| | as a part of DuSable Park-Bales Area.
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| St. Charles but is outside of the city
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| | This off-leash dog area has two sections-
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| like Francis Howell. This school district
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| | one for smaller dogs, one for larger.
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| to the North has an elementary school,
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