Aransas Pass High School
Public high school in Aransas Pass, Texas · Aransas Pass ISD · Grades 9–12
Aransas Pass High School serves 431 students in grades 9–12 in Aransas Pass (San Patricio County). It is one of 4 schools in Aransas Pass ISD. By enrollment it is the 989th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.7 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 ÷ 34.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Aransas Pass ISD |
| County | San Patricio County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480858000224 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Aransas Pass ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 431 | 1,624 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 14.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.7% | 70.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.
Aransas Pass High School in context
Size
Aransas Pass High School is the only high school in Aransas Pass ISD. Its 431 students are 26.5% of the district's 1,624. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.7 miles away and have a median of 437 students, so Aransas Pass 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 9 with 123 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 97, against an average of 108 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% fewer students than grade 9 (97 against 123). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 66.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Aransas Pass ISD (65.8%). White students are next, at 28.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.5% across Aransas Pass 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
Aransas Pass High School has 34.04 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 431 students would have about 30.8 teachers, so Aransas Pass High School has 3.2 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 town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Ingleside High School, 4 miles away in Ingleside ISD. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 66.1% |
| White | 28.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 123 |
| Grade 10 | 111 |
| Grade 11 | 100 |
| Grade 12 | 97 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
450 S Ave a, Aransas Pass, TX 78336
Phone: (361)758-3248
Website: apisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Aransas Pass High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingleside High School | Ingleside ISD | 4.0 mi | 624 | 13.7 | 58.8% |
| Port Aransas High School | Port Aransas ISD | 8.6 mi | 203 | 11.2 | 19.7% |
| Gregory-Portland High School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 9.5 mi | 1,511 | 15.8 | 41.4% |
| Rockport-Fulton High School | Rockport-Fulton ISD | 11.6 mi | 918 | 14.5 | 54.1% |
| Coastal Horizons Academy | Erath Excels Academy Inc | 13.8 mi | 72 | 24 | – |
| Taft High School | Taft ISD | 14.4 mi | 249 | 10.6 | 79.9% |
| Coles H S and Educational Center | Corpus Christi ISD | 16.2 mi | 110 | 6.6 | 93.6% |
| Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design | Corpus Christi ISD | 17.6 mi | 1,424 | 16.3 | 89.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Aransas Pass ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A C Blunt Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 382 |
| Charlie Marshall Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 379 |
| H T Faulk Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 432 |