Sumner High in the Ville neighborhood, one of three remaining comprehensive high schools along with Vashon and Roosevelt, is likely to be targeted for closure or restructuring. Adams announced a plan in 2010 to convert the school to a charter school, but the change never materialized.

Last fall, 193 students enrolled in Sumner, a building Ittner designed to educate 1,100. The school dates to 1875 and counts Chuck Berry, Arthur Ashe and Tina Turner among its famous alumni. The football team was forced to merge with Soldan High’s last fall because of a shortage of players. Sumner’s storied football history includes four state championships, the last in 1991.

Beaumont was the last traditional high school to close in St. Louis, in 2014.

Langston Middle and Cote Brilliante Elementary schools closed in 2016. At the time, Adams said it was difficult to keep schools open when the student population drops below 175. This year, eight schools fall under that threshold.

Cote Brilliante, in the Greater Ville neighborhood, is now listed for sale for $517,120 along with 16 other vacant schools on the district’s list of surplus properties. An additional 20 schools are listed as “success stories” that have been sold and converted to lofts, offices and churches.