DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH

DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH operates as a well-populated 9-12 campus in COLUMBIA, Missouri, one of the schools within COLUMBIA 93. Current enrollment sits at 2,007 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH sits 301% above that benchmark.

DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH is one of 34 schools operated by COLUMBIA 93, a district that instructs 18,640 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH shows that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Black, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH has 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Roughly 33% of students at DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Boone County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $72,758 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Boone County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,547 students), DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JOHN RIDGEWAY ELEM., roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 70.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 18%: 1,706 students in 2018 compared to 2,007 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 66% to 57% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.