Hillsboro High School
Public high school in Hillsboro, Missouri · Hillsboro R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Hillsboro High School serves 1,050 students in grades 9–12 in Hillsboro (Jefferson County). It is one of 5 schools in Hillsboro R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 94th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.7 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 ÷ 66.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Hillsboro R-III School District |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291443000675 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hillsboro R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,050 | 3,117 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 14.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 29% | 32.6% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Hillsboro High School in context
Size
Hillsboro High School is the only high school in Hillsboro R-III School District. Its 1,050 students are 33.7% of the district's 3,117. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 9 miles away with a median enrollment of 664; Hillsboro High School is larger 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 274 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 247, against an average of 263 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 247 in grade 9 and 260 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 95.1% here and 93.6% across Hillsboro R-III. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
29% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 32.6% across Hillsboro R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 10.1% 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 66.91 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,050 students, Hillsboro High School has 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,050 students would have about 86.1 teachers, so Hillsboro High School has 19.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Hillsboro High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is New Day - Day Treatment, 1.1 miles away in Division of Youth Service. Within 10 miles there are 5 other high schools, 1 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 | 95.1% |
| Hispanic | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 247 |
| Grade 10 | 274 |
| Grade 11 | 269 |
| Grade 12 | 260 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
123 Leon Hall Pkwy, Hillsboro, MO 63050
Phone: (636)789-0010
Website: hsdr3.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hillsboro High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Day - Day Treatment | Division of Youth Service | 1.1 mi | 22 | 11 | 86.4% |
| Grandview High School | Grandview R-II | 5.6 mi | 237 | 13.5 | 39.2% |
| Desoto Senior High School | Desoto 73 | 7.4 mi | 862 | 16.2 | 42.7% |
| Festus Senior High School | Festus R-VI | 8.5 mi | 1,019 | 18 | 34.7% |
| Northwest High School | Northwest R-I | 9.5 mi | 1,788 | 16.1 | 37.2% |
| Crystal City High School | Crystal City 47 | 10.4 mi | 238 | 12 | 47.5% |
| Herculaneum High School | Dunklin R-V | 10.5 mi | 466 | 14.5 | 45.5% |
| Seckman Senior High School | Fox C-6 | 13.3 mi | 1,737 | 17 | 21.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hillsboro R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro Elementary School | Elementary | 2–3 | 459 |
| Hillsboro Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 492 |
| Hillsboro Middle Elementary School | Middle | 4–6 | 682 |
| Hillsboro Primary School | Elementary | K–1 | 429 |