Rolla Senior High School
Public high school in Rolla, Missouri · Rolla 31 School District · Grades 9–12
Rolla Senior High School serves 1,398 students in grades 9–12 in Rolla (Phelps County). It is one of 6 schools in Rolla 31 School District. By enrollment it is the 60th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 19.3 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 ÷ 72.57 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Rolla 31 School District |
| County | Phelps County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292689001636 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Rolla 31 | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,398 | 4,161 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 19.3 | 14 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.3% | 46.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% 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.
Rolla Senior High School in context
Size
Rolla Senior High School is the only high school in Rolla 31 School District. Its 1,398 students are 33.6% of the district's 4,161. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 19.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 275; Rolla 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 9 with 384 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 301, against an average of 350 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% fewer students than grade 9 (301 against 384). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 82.5% here and 81% across Rolla 31. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 46.4% across Rolla 31 and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 17.4% 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 72.57 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,398 students, Rolla Senior High School has 19.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,398 students would have about 114.6 teachers, so Rolla Senior High School has 42 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Rolla Senior High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other high school is Newburg High School, 7.6 miles away in Newburg R-II School District. Within 10 miles there are 2 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 | 82.5% |
| Hispanic | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Black | 3.4% |
| Asian | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 384 |
| Grade 10 | 351 |
| Grade 11 | 362 |
| Grade 12 | 301 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
900 Bulldog Run, Rolla, MO 65401
Phone: (573)458-0140
Website: rhs.rolla31.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rolla Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburg High School | Newburg R-II | 7.6 mi | 152 | 10.2 | 56.6% |
| St. James High School | St. James R-I | 9.0 mi | 509 | 13.4 | 50.9% |
| Dixon High School | Dixon R-I | 17.9 mi | 271 | 13 | 43.9% |
| Vienna High School | Maries County R-I | 18.9 mi | 136 | 10.5 | 36.8% |
| Cuba High School | Crawford County R-II | 20.9 mi | 392 | 14.3 | 45.2% |
| Belle High School | Maries County R-II | 23.4 mi | 228 | 11.3 | 41.2% |
| Steelville High School | Steelville R-III | 23.9 mi | 278 | 12 | 54% |
| Salem Senior High School | Salem R-80 | 24.1 mi | 606 | 15.3 | 53.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Rolla 31
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Col. John B. Wyman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 441 |
| Harry S. Truman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 448 |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 440 |
| Rolla Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 577 |
| Rolla Middle School | Middle | 4–6 | 857 |