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University City Senior High School
7401 Balson Ave, University City, MO, 63130-2911 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
University City Senior High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County St. Louis County, MO
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1079 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 70 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 261 students
Grade 10 - 248 students
Grade 11 - 285 students
Grade 12 - 285 students
This School
(MO) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MO) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 1% 2%
% Black 87% 15%
% White 11% 79%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MO) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 50% 23%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MO) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name University City School District
This School's Agency
(MO) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 9 3
Number of Students Managed 3,931 students 780 students
District Total Revenue $43,651,000 $5,919,000
District Expenditure $44,459,000 $5,617,000
District Revenue / Student $11,104 $7,588
District Expenditure / Student $11,310 $7,201
District Graduation Rates 65% 96%
School Notes:
  • University City High School is located in University City, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. As of 2009, 1,041 students were enrolled at the school.
  • Extracurricular Activities
  • Football
  • Former longtime U. City football coach Stub Muhl played with Red Grange on the great University of Illinois football team of 1924. The U. City High football team is currently led by Coach Duane Hawthorne, a former player for the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys.
  • Notable Alumni
  • Tennessee Williams, playwright
  • Harold Brodkey, writer
  • Dave Garroway, broadcaster
  • Elizabeth Blackmar, historian
  • Samuel Moyn, historian
  • Ken Holtzman, MLB pitcher
  • Robert Person, MLB pitcher
  • Art Shamsky, MLB outfielder
  • Bernard Gilkey, MLB outfielder
  • Bing Devine, General Manager for the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Marty Hendin, St. Louis Cardinals former director of Public Relations
  • Marlon West, Disney animator
  • Malcolm Frager, pianist
  • Leslie Parnas, cellist
  • Jeremy Davenport, jazz musician
  • Marty Ehrlich, jazz musician,
  • Todd Williams, jazz musician
  • Peter Martin, jazz pianist
  • Saunders Schultz, sculptor
  • Edward Hadas, journalist and economist
  • Nelly, rapper
  • Notes
  • External links
  • University City Schools
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (63130)
School Zip (63130)
(MO) State Average
Population (Approximate) 34,424 people 5,327,261 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 50% 18%
Population Average Age 31 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $41,580 $41,244
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.6 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 63 years old 40 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (63130)


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% Owning / % Renting 62% / 38% 69% / 31%
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