Muriel Battle High School
Public high school in Columbia, Missouri · Columbia 93 School District · Grades 9–12
Muriel Battle High School serves 1,492 students in grades 9–12 in Columbia (Boone County). It is one of 34 schools in Columbia 93 School District. By enrollment it is the 50th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 110.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Columbia 93 School District |
| County | Boone County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290100003239 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Columbia 93 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,492 | 18,640 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.5% | 41.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 64% 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.
Muriel Battle High School in context
Size
Muriel Battle High School is the 3rd largest of Columbia 93 School District's 4 high schools; its 1,492 students are 8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 11.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 517; Muriel Battle 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 11 with 392 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 346, against an average of 373 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 386 in grade 9 and 368 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 37.5% here and 51.8% across Columbia 93. Black students are next, at 34.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.7% across Columbia 93 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 25.3% 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 110.53 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,492 students, Muriel Battle High School has 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,492 students would have about 122.3 teachers, so Muriel Battle High School has 11.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Muriel Battle 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 David H. Hickman High School, 5.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 3 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 | 37.5% |
| Black | 34.8% |
| Hispanic | 12.2% |
| Two or more races | 11.9% |
| Asian | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 386 |
| Grade 10 | 346 |
| Grade 11 | 392 |
| Grade 12 | 368 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7575 St. Charles Road, Columbia, MO 65202
Phone: (573)214-3300
Website: cpsk12.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Muriel Battle High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David H. Hickman High School | Columbia 93 | 5.9 mi | 2,007 | 15.9 | 33% |
| Frederick Douglass High School | Columbia 93 | 6.1 mi | 185 | 9.2 | 100% |
| Rock Bridge Senior High School | Columbia 93 | 7.8 mi | 1,997 | 18.3 | 17.9% |
| Hallsville High School | Hallsville R-IV | 10.2 mi | 464 | 15.4 | 25.4% |
| Southern Boone High School | Southern Boone County R-I | 13.4 mi | 570 | 14.9 | 18.2% |
| North Callaway High School | North Callaway County R-I | 16.3 mi | 347 | 12.5 | 36.6% |
| Centralia High School | Centralia R-VI | 16.5 mi | 398 | 12.7 | 21.4% |
| Fulton Senior High School | Fulton 58 | 16.6 mi | 659 | 16 | 42.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.