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ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH → MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL → MOCA at Louisiana → COLUMBIA AREA CAREER CTR. → JEFFERSON CITY HIGH → CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL → BOONVILLE TREATMENT CENTER → BOONVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER →At a glance
- 39 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 2 calculus classes · 31 physics · 23 chemistry
- AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: 75th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 92% in 2019 (60th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How David H. Hickman High compares for families
Standout academic depth by national standards.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 10% nationally with 39 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyMO sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH, MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL, MOCA at Louisiana and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
90th percentile nationally
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2175th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
60th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Missouri-Columbia
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $20,268/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,007 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $16,541 per student in district revenue, the 29 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $479,689/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH COLUMBIA |
Public | 4.2 | 1,997 | +1.6% |
| MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL COLUMBIA |
Public | 5.9 | 1,492 | -5.4% |
| MOCA at Louisiana COLUMBIA |
Public | 1.1 | — | — |
| COLUMBIA AREA CAREER CTR. COLUMBIA |
Public | 4.1 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON CITY HIGH JEFFERSON CITY |
Public | 28.9 | 1,353 | +6.5% |
| CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL JEFFERSON CITY |
Public | 28.3 | 1,314 | -9.4% |
| BOONVILLE TREATMENT CENTER BOONVILLE |
Public | 21.5 | — | — |
| BOONVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER BOONVILLE |
Public | 21.5 | — | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantDavid H. Hickman High is a public high school in Columbia, MO, enrolling 2,007 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 39 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
194 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 75% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 263 students per school counselor.
8% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does David H. Hickman High offer? David H. Hickman High offers 39 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is David H. Hickman High's graduation rate? David H. Hickman High's federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend David H. Hickman High? David H. Hickman High is a public high school in Columbia, MO, enrolling 2,007 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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