RITENOUR SR. HIGH

As a well-populated senior high in ST LOUIS, Missouri, RITENOUR SR. HIGH hosts 2,041 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by RITENOUR. Enrollment runs roughly 307% larger than the state mean of about 501.

Across the 10 schools in RITENOUR (6,579 students total), RITENOUR SR. HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, RITENOUR SR. HIGH reports that the largest single group is Black at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 32% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting RITENOUR SR. HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, RITENOUR SR. HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. RITENOUR SR. HIGH is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

MARVIN ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RITENOUR SR. HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RITENOUR SR. HIGH at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 48.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RITENOUR SR. HIGH has ticked up 12%, going from 1,829 students in 2018 to 2,041 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 30% to 17% over that span.

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