Hillsboro High School (Missouri)

Hillsboro High School
Location
123 Leon Hall Pkwy Hillsboro , Missouri 63050 United States
Coordinates	38°14′28″N90°34′13″W / 38.241094°N 90.570310°W / 38.241094; -90.570310
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	Home of the Hawks [1]
School district	Hillsboro R-3 School District
Principal	Mark Groner
Teaching staff	67.85 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	1,124 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio	16.57 [2]
Color(s)	Blue and White
Athletics conference	MSHAA
Sports	Football, Golf, Track, Cross Country, Volleyball, Soccer, Pom Pon, Wrestling, Baseball, Basketball, Softball,
Mascot	Hawk
Rival	Festus High School, DeSoto High School (Missouri), Grandview High School
Website	hsdr3.org/o/hillsboro-high-school

Hillsboro High School is a public high school located in Hillsboro, Missouri. It is the only high school in the Hillsboro R-3 School District.

About

Hillsboro High school has approximately 1,140 students of which only 3% are from ethnic minorities. 25% of the student body is economically disadvantaged and the school scored 80% proficient in reading and 47% in math. ^[3]

Controversy

In September 2015, the high school experienced a large number of parents and students protesting against the right of a pre-operation transgender student, Lila Perry, to use the girls' locker room and restrooms. Students of the High school started a walkout in support of banning Lily Perry from the girls' bathroom and locker room. Perry was offered a separate gender-neutral bathroom in response to her request, but refused. Many of the students that participated in the walkout did so simply to leave school. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• Austin Romaine, college football linebacker for the Kansas State Wildcats ^[5]

References

1. "Hillsboro High School". www.hsdr3.org. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
2. "HILLSBORO HIGH". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
3. "Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, MO". US News. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
4. "Hillsboro High students walk out over transgender dispute". September 2015.
5. No. 9 small school: Patterson, Romaine set the bar high for Hillsboro