Abilene High School
Public high school in Abilene, Texas · Abilene ISD · Grades 9–12
Abilene High School serves 1,798 students in grades 9–12 in Abilene (Taylor County). It is one of 26 schools in Abilene ISD. By enrollment it is the 382nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 113.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Abilene ISD |
| County | Taylor County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480744000010 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Abilene ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,798 | 14,536 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.3% | 68.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Abilene High School in context
Size
Of the 7 high schools in Abilene ISD, Abilene High School is the largest, with 12.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 91; Abilene High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 573 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 349, against an average of 450 per grade. This year grade 12 has 39% fewer students than grade 9 (349 against 573). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 50.6% here and 47.4% across Abilene ISD. White students are next, at 29.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 68.7% across Abilene ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 113.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,798 students, Abilene High School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,798 students would have about 128.4 teachers, so Abilene High School has 15.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Abilene High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene, 1.6 miles away in Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas. Within 10 miles there are 10 other high schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 50.6% |
| White | 29.2% |
| Black | 15.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 573 |
| Grade 10 | 472 |
| Grade 11 | 404 |
| Grade 12 | 349 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2800 N 6th St, Abilene, TX 79603
Phone: (325)677-1731
Website: abileneisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Abilene High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 1.6 mi | 85 | 19.1 | – |
| DAEP | Abilene ISD | 2.3 mi | 96 | 12.1 | 83.3% |
| Woodson Center for Excellence | Abilene ISD | 2.3 mi | 112 | 6.3 | 89.3% |
| Premier H S of Abilene | Premier High Schools | 2.5 mi | 176 | 18.1 | 66.5% |
| Texasworks - Abilene | Texas Works | 2.5 mi | 36 | 36 | – |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Abilene ISD | 3.0 mi | 11 | 5.6 | 63.6% |
| Taylor County Learning Center | Abilene ISD | 3.0 mi | 26 | – | 57.7% |
| Cooper High School | Abilene ISD | 3.5 mi | 1,570 | 14.4 | 61.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.