Founded in 1923, John Burroughs is a private co-educational school in Ladue that fosters outstanding secondary education. Top scholars at Burroughs perform at high levels of excellence in academics, athletics and student activities.

Burroughs' students win admission to schools from the Ivy Leagues to Stanford in the west. The school has seven separate buildings, situated on 17 acres of land in the center of the community. Eighty percent of the faculty has advanced degrees.