Whitfield School, founded in 1952, is a private, non-sectarian preparatory school with upwards of 400 students in the grades 6-12. The school's campus is located in Creve Coeur, Missouri, a suburb of Saint Louis. Whitfield School has grown immensely since 1952, most particularly under the leadership of Dr. Mary Leyhe Burke, who was succeeded by Mark J. Anderson in 2002. John Delautre began his tenure as Head of School in July 2012.