Rock Bridge Senior High School
Public high school in Columbia, Missouri · Columbia 93 School District · Grades 9–12
Rock Bridge Senior High School serves 1,997 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 13th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 18.3 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 ÷ 109.15 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 | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290100000299 |
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 | 1,997 | 18,640 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 18.3 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 17.9% | 41.7% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% 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.
Rock Bridge Senior High School in context
Size
Rock Bridge Senior High School is the 2nd largest of Columbia 93 School District's 4 high schools; its 1,997 students are 10.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 325; Rock Bridge 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 11 with 522 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 480, against an average of 499 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 480 in grade 9 and 495 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 66.2% here and 51.8% across Columbia 93. Black students are next, at 10.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
17.9% 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. 7.9% 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 109.15 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,997 students, Rock Bridge Senior High School has 18.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,997 students would have about 163.7 teachers, so Rock Bridge Senior High School has 54.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Rock Bridge Senior High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Frederick Douglass High School, 3.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 4 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 | 66.2% |
| Black | 10.7% |
| Two or more races | 8.3% |
| Asian | 7.9% |
| Hispanic | 6.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 480 |
| Grade 10 | 500 |
| Grade 11 | 522 |
| Grade 12 | 495 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4303 S Providence Rd, Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: (573)214-3100
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rock Bridge Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Douglass High School | Columbia 93 | 3.7 mi | 185 | 9.2 | 100% |
| David H. Hickman High School | Columbia 93 | 4.2 mi | 2,007 | 15.9 | 33% |
| Muriel Battle High School | Columbia 93 | 7.8 mi | 1,492 | 13.5 | 49.5% |
| Southern Boone High School | Southern Boone County R-I | 9.4 mi | 570 | 14.9 | 18.2% |
| Jamestown C-I High School | Jamestown C-1 | 12.2 mi | 112 | 10.2 | 17% |
| Prairie Home High School | Prairie Home R-V | 15.1 mi | 90 | 9.3 | 44.4% |
| Hallsville High School | Hallsville R-IV | 16.1 mi | 464 | 15.4 | 25.4% |
| Harrisburg High School | Harrisburg R-VIII | 17.5 mi | 185 | 11.7 | 15.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.