Hancock Senior High School
Public high school in St Louis, Missouri · Hancock Place School District · Grades 9–12
Hancock Senior High School serves 369 students in grades 9–12 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 3 schools in Hancock Place School District. By enrollment it is the 224th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 12.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 29.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Hancock Place School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291362000583 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hancock Place | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 369 | 1,282 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 14 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 54% 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.
Hancock Senior High School in context
Size
Hancock Senior High School is the only high school in Hancock Place School District. Its 369 students are 28.8% of the district's 1,282. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 662; Hancock Senior High School is smaller than most of them.
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 10 with 102 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 82, against an average of 92 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% more students than grade 9 (92 against 82). 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: 53.9% here and 53% across Hancock Place. Black students are next, at 25.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Hancock Place and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 42.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 29.03 full-time-equivalent teachers for 369 students, Hancock Senior High School has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 369 students would have about 30.2 teachers, so Hancock Senior High School has 1.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Hancock Senior High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Mehlville High School, 2 miles away in Mehlville R-IX School District. Within 10 miles there are 34 other high schools, 5 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 | 53.9% |
| Black | 25.5% |
| Hispanic | 10.6% |
| Two or more races | 8.1% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
46.3% of students are girls and 53.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 82 |
| Grade 10 | 102 |
| Grade 11 | 93 |
| Grade 12 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
229 W Ripa Ave, St Louis, MO 63125
Phone: (314)544-1300
Website: hancock.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hancock Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehlville High School | Mehlville R-IX | 2.0 mi | 1,388 | 13.6 | 42.8% |
| Bayless Senior High School | Bayless | 2.2 mi | 562 | 18.6 | 62.1% |
| Affton High School | Affton 101 | 3.4 mi | 761 | 14.8 | 41.3% |
| Oakville Senior High School | Mehlville R-IX | 4.2 mi | 1,847 | 16.2 | 19.4% |
| Community Access Job Training | St. Louis City | 4.5 mi | 85 | 5 | 100% |
| Lindbergh Senior High School | Lindbergh Schools | 5.1 mi | 2,304 | 17.6 | 14.8% |
| Gateway Science Academy High School | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 5.3 mi | 461 | 13.2 | 57.7% |
| Kairos High School | Kairos Academies | 5.4 mi | 287 | 11 | 59.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hancock Place
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Place Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 647 |
| Hancock Place Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 266 |