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