Marquette Senior High School
Public high school in Chesterfield, Missouri · Rockwood R-VI School District · Grades 9–12
Marquette Senior High School serves 2,095 students in grades 9–12 in Chesterfield (St. Louis County). It is one of 30 schools in Rockwood R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 7th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 131.42 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 | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292685000657 |
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 | 2,095 | 19,597 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 14.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 15% | 12.5% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% 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.
Marquette Senior High School in context
Size
Of the 4 high schools in Rockwood R-VI School District, Marquette Senior High School is the largest, with 10.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,349; Marquette Senior 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 565 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 496, against an average of 524 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 522 in grade 9 and 512 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 63.1% here and 74.3% across Rockwood R-VI. Asian students are next, at 18.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
15% 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. 5.3% 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 131.42 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,095 students, Marquette Senior High School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 2,095 students would have about 171.7 teachers, so Marquette Senior High School has 40.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Marquette 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 West High School, 2.6 miles away in Parkway C-2 School District. Within 10 miles there are 13 other high schools, 2 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 | 63.1% |
| Asian | 18.5% |
| Black | 8.5% |
| Hispanic | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 522 |
| Grade 10 | 565 |
| Grade 11 | 496 |
| Grade 12 | 512 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2351 Clarkson Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017
Phone: (636)891-6000
Website: rsdmo.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Marquette Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West High School | Parkway C-2 | 2.6 mi | 1,417 | 15.5 | 10.7% |
| Lafayette Senior High School | Rockwood R-VI | 3.5 mi | 1,669 | 15.6 | 11.4% |
| South High School | Parkway C-2 | 5.0 mi | 1,485 | 14.5 | 19.9% |
| Central High School | Parkway C-2 | 5.1 mi | 1,281 | 15.1 | 15.8% |
| Valley Park Senior High School | Valley Park | 6.9 mi | 230 | 10.5 | 36.1% |
| Hiram Neuwoehner | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 7.6 mi | 101 | 3.3 | 100% |
| North High School | Parkway C-2 | 7.7 mi | 990 | 13.9 | 30% |
| Eureka Senior High School | Rockwood R-VI | 7.9 mi | 1,586 | 15.6 | 11.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.