Ritenour Senior High School
Public high school in St Louis, Missouri · Ritenour School District · Grades 9–12
Ritenour Senior High School serves 2,041 students in grades 9–12 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 10 schools in Ritenour School District. By enrollment it is the 10th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 19.9 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 ÷ 102.51 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Ritenour School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292664001573 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Ritenour | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,041 | 6,579 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 19.9 | 15.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% 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.
Ritenour Senior High School in context
Size
Ritenour Senior High School is the only high school in Ritenour School District. Its 2,041 students are 31% of the district's 6,579. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4 miles away and have a median of 561 students, so Ritenour 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 564 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 464, against an average of 510 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 511 in grade 9 and 502 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 42% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ritenour (41.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 31.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Ritenour and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 28.6% 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
Ritenour Senior High School has 102.51 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 2,041 students would have about 167.3 teachers, so Ritenour Senior High School has 64.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is The Innovation School at Cv, 3.1 miles away in Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District. There are 8 high schools within 5 miles and 41 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 42% |
| Hispanic | 31.7% |
| White | 16.7% |
| Two or more races | 8% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 511 |
| Grade 10 | 564 |
| Grade 11 | 464 |
| Grade 12 | 502 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9100 St Charles Rock Rd, St Louis, MO 63114
Phone: (314)493-6105
Website: ritenourschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ritenour Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Innovation School at Cv | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 3.1 mi | 143 | 19.5 | 100% |
| STEAM Academy at Msb High Scho | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 3.2 mi | 434 | 13.2 | 100% |
| University City Senior High School | University City | 3.4 mi | 874 | 14.3 | 100% |
| Normandy High School | Normandy Schools Collaborative | 3.7 mi | 688 | 10.2 | 100% |
| Clayton High School | Clayton | 4.2 mi | 788 | 9.9 | 8% |
| Met Day Treatment Center | Division of Youth Service | 4.3 mi | 11 | 5.5 | 72.7% |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 4.6 mi | 44 | 4.4 | 40.9% |
| McCluer High School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 4.9 mi | 1,075 | 16.5 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ritenour
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buder Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 471 |
| Hoech Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 664 |
| Iveland Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 441 |
| Kratz Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 474 |
| Marion Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 496 |
| Marvin Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 561 |
| Ritenour Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 149 |
| Ritenour Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 737 |
| Wyland Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 545 |