HANCOCK SR. HIGH

HANCOCK SR. HIGH is a 9-12 campus of close-knit scale in ST LOUIS, Missouri, part of HANCOCK PLACE, educateing 369 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.

Within HANCOCK PLACE, which oversees 3 schools and 1,282 students, HANCOCK SR. HIGH is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HANCOCK SR. HIGH shows that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 25% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, St. Louis County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at HANCOCK SR. HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, HANCOCK SR. HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 64.4%.

In the surrounding community, St. Louis County reports that median household income runs about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. HANCOCK SR. HIGH is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HANCOCK SR. HIGH ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HANCOCK SR. HIGH has declined 8%, going from 402 students in 2018 to 369 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 54% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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