Committee recommends no merger of high schools in St. Charles (Mo.) district

A St. Charles (Mo.) School District committee says it is unlikely that enrollment will decrease enough to require a merger of the district's two high schools. The committee is recommending that St. Charles and St. Charles West high schools stay open. Declining enrollment and tight finances prompted a reorganization in 2007 that resulted in the closing of two elementary schools. Since then, some residents questioned the future of the two high schools.

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