Alice High School
Public high school in Alice, Texas · Alice ISD · Grades 9–12
Alice High School serves 1,295 students in grades 9–12 in Alice (Jim Wells County). It is one of 6 schools in Alice ISD. By enrollment it is the 506th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.2 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 ÷ 71.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Alice ISD |
| County | Jim Wells County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480780000092 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alice ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,295 | 4,297 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18.2 | 19.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.3% | 88.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% 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.
Alice High School in context
Size
Alice High School is the only high school in Alice ISD. Its 1,295 students are 30.1% of the district's 4,297. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 420; Alice 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 429 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 256, against an average of 324 per grade. This year grade 12 has 40% fewer students than grade 9 (256 against 429). 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: 93.4% here and 91.3% across Alice ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.6% across Alice 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 71.24 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,295 students, Alice High School has 18.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,295 students would have about 92.5 teachers, so Alice High School has 21.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Alice High School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other high school is Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School, 7.8 miles away in Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 0 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 | 93.4% |
| White | 5.2% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 429 |
| Grade 10 | 335 |
| Grade 11 | 275 |
| Grade 12 | 256 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
# 1 Coyote Trl, Alice, TX 78332
Phone: (361)664-0126
Website: ahs.aliceisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alice High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School | Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | 7.8 mi | 206 | 10.3 | 85% |
| Agua Dulce High School | Agua Dulce ISD | 8.7 mi | 243 | 12.2 | 68.3% |
| San Diego High School | San Diego ISD | 12.1 mi | 446 | 14.6 | 83.9% |
| Orange Grove High School | Orange Grove ISD | 15.1 mi | 496 | 14.1 | 60.3% |
| Banquete High School | Banquete ISD | 16.3 mi | 247 | 9.5 | 93.5% |
| Santa Gertrudis Academy High School | Santa Gertrudis ISD | 19.1 mi | 393 | 15.5 | 41.2% |
| Bishop High School | Bishop CISD | 20.1 mi | 533 | 14.1 | 54% |
| H M King High School | Kingsville ISD | 21.6 mi | 918 | 15.3 | 74.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Alice ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 933 |
| Dubose Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 483 |
| Noonan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 523 |
| Saenz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 471 |
| Schallert Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 592 |