Harper ISD
Harper, Texas · Gillespie County · Grades Pre-K–12
Harper ISD runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 591 students. By enrollment it is the 749th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, remote.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 591 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 49.9 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.4% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Gillespie County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| NCES district ID | 4822590 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Harper ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 223 | 14.8 | 51.1% |
| Harper High School | High | 9–12 | 171 | 8.8 | 29.2% |
| Harper Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 197 | 12.7 | 38.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Harper ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Harper ISD in context
Size
Harper ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Harper Elementary School with 223 students, and the smallest is Harper High School with 171; the average is 197, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 5 is its largest grade, with 62 students this year. Grade 12 has 44 students and kindergarten has 38, 16% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Harper ISD enrolls 27 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Harper ISD at 75.1%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Hispanic students make up 21.5%.
40.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 29.2% at Harper High School to 51.1% at Harper Elementary School.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 11.8 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 2 counselors it has 296 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Harper ISD's area as rural, remote: in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest district is Doss Consolidated CSD, 12 miles away with 20 students. 5 districts are within 25 miles, and 3 of them enroll more students than Harper ISD. Gillespie County has 3 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 49 | 12 |
| School counselors | 2 | 296 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 7 | 84 |
| Other student support staff | 0.8 | 739 |
| School administrators | 2.5 | 236 |
| District administrators | 1 | 591 |
| All staff | 92.4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 75.1% |
| Hispanic | 21.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 27 |
| Kindergarten | 38 |
| Grade 1 | 36 |
| Grade 2 | 41 |
| Grade 3 | 41 |
| Grade 4 | 40 |
| Grade 5 | 62 |
| Grade 6 | 38 |
| Grade 7 | 54 |
| Grade 8 | 43 |
| Grade 9 | 48 |
| Grade 10 | 41 |
| Grade 11 | 38 |
| Grade 12 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doss Consolidated CSD | 12 mi | 20 | 6.7 | – |
| Ingram ISD | 16 mi | 1,351 | 14 | – |
| Hunt ISD | 17 mi | 196 | 10.1 | – |
| Kerrville ISD | 19 mi | 4,600 | 15.1 | – |
| Fredericksburg ISD | 24 mi | 3,030 | 13.7 | – |
| Divide ISD | 26 mi | 35 | 12.7 | – |
| Big Springs Charter School | 27 mi | 175 | 9.2 | – |
| Center Point ISD | 28 mi | 534 | 11.5 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Gillespie County
- Fredericksburg ISD (3,030 students)
- Doss Consolidated CSD (20 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
61 N Ranch Rd 783, Harper, TX 78631
Phone: (830)864-4044
Website: harperisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.