Eureka Senior High School
Public high school in Eureka, Missouri · Rockwood R-VI School District · Grades 9–12
Eureka Senior High School serves 1,586 students in grades 9–12 in Eureka (St. Louis County). It is one of 30 schools in Rockwood R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 42nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 101.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Rockwood R-VI School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292685001621 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Rockwood R-VI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,586 | 19,597 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 11.9% | 12.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Eureka Senior High School in context
Size
Eureka Senior High School is the 3rd largest of Rockwood R-VI School District's 4 high schools; its 1,586 students are 8.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 7.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,451; Eureka Senior High School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 12 with 423 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 365, against an average of 397 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% more students than grade 9 (423 against 365). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 85.8% here and 74.3% across Rockwood R-VI. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
11.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 12.5% across Rockwood R-VI and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 4% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 101.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,586 students, Eureka Senior High School has 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,586 students would have about 130 teachers, so Eureka Senior High School has 28.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Eureka Senior High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other high school is Lafayette Senior High School, 5.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 8 other high schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 85.8% |
| Black | 5.7% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 365 |
| Grade 10 | 405 |
| Grade 11 | 393 |
| Grade 12 | 423 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4525 Hwy 109, Eureka, MO 63025
Phone: (636)733-3100
Website: rsdmo.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Eureka Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Senior High School | Rockwood R-VI | 5.6 mi | 1,669 | 15.6 | 11.4% |
| Rockwood Summit Senior High School | Rockwood R-VI | 7.3 mi | 1,194 | 15.4 | 17.1% |
| South High School | Parkway C-2 | 7.6 mi | 1,485 | 14.5 | 19.9% |
| Valley Park Senior High School | Valley Park | 7.7 mi | 230 | 10.5 | 36.1% |
| Marquette Senior High School | Rockwood R-VI | 7.9 mi | 2,095 | 15.9 | 15% |
| Pacific High School | Meramec Valley R-III | 8.5 mi | 973 | 16.4 | 40.3% |
| West High School | Parkway C-2 | 9.0 mi | 1,417 | 15.5 | 10.7% |
| Northwest High School | Northwest R-I | 9.9 mi | 1,788 | 16.1 | 37.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.