Anson High School
Public high school in Anson, Texas · Anson ISD · Grades 9–12
Anson High School serves 200 students in grades 9–12 in Anson (Jones County). It is one of 3 schools in Anson ISD. By enrollment it is the 1355th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 25.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Anson ISD |
| County | Jones County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480840000208 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Anson ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 200 | 723 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7.8 | 9.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52% | 58.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Anson High School in context
Size
Anson High School is the only high school in Anson ISD. Its 200 students are 27.7% of the district's 723. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.8 miles away and have a median of 172 students, so Anson High School is close to their typical size.
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 12 with 54 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 43, against an average of 50 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 51 in grade 9 and 54 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 48% of enrollment, about the same share as across Anson ISD (49%). White students are next, at 48%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.8% across Anson 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
Anson High School has 25.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 200 students would have about 14.3 teachers, so Anson High School has 11.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Hawley High School, 10.6 miles away in Hawley ISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 48% |
| White | 48% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 51 |
| Grade 10 | 52 |
| Grade 11 | 43 |
| Grade 12 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1509 S Commercial, Anson, TX 79501
Phone: (325)823-2404
Website: ansontigers.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Anson High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawley High School | Hawley ISD | 10.6 mi | 216 | 6 | 44.4% |
| Lueders-Avoca High School | Lueders-Avoca ISD | 13.0 mi | 28 | 4.1 | 57.1% |
| Stamford High School | Stamford ISD | 14.2 mi | 173 | 8 | 49.1% |
| Hamlin Collegiate High School | Hamlin Collegiate ISD | 16.3 mi | 171 | 8.4 | 69% |
| Merkel High School | Merkel ISD | 21.2 mi | 281 | 7.7 | 43.8% |
| Abilene High School | Abilene ISD | 22.0 mi | 1,798 | 15.9 | 63.3% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 23.2 mi | 85 | 19.1 | – |
| DAEP | Abilene ISD | 23.2 mi | 96 | 12.1 | 83.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Anson ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 360 |
| Anson Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 163 |