Austin High School
Public high school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 9–12
Austin High School serves 2,323 students in grades 9–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 213th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.5 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 ÷ 125.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480894000294 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,323 | 72,272 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18.5 | 14.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 24.1% | 51.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% 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.
Austin High School in context
Size
Austin High School is the 3rd largest of Austin ISD's 22 high schools; its 2,323 students are 3.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 134; Austin 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 10 with 617 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 541, against an average of 581 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 587 in grade 9 and 541 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 51.6% here and 30.4% across Austin ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 39%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
24.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 125.75 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,323 students, Austin High School has 18.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,323 students would have about 165.9 teachers, so Austin High School has 40.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Austin High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is University of Texas at Austin High School, 1.5 miles away in University of Texas at Austin High School. Within 10 miles there are 41 other high schools, 19 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 51.6% |
| Hispanic | 39% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| Black | 2.8% |
| Asian | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 587 |
| Grade 10 | 617 |
| Grade 11 | 578 |
| Grade 12 | 541 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1715 W Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78703
Phone: (512)414-2505
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Austin High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin High School | University of Texas at Austin High School | 1.5 mi | 1,056 | 37.6 | 28.8% |
| Adult Transition Services | Eanes ISD | 2.1 mi | 22 | 4.4 | – |
| Leadership Academy | Austin ISD | 2.7 mi | 23 | 3.6 | 82.6% |
| Travis County Juvenile Detention Center | Austin ISD | 2.7 mi | 30 | 5.4 | 76.7% |
| Garza Independence High School | Austin ISD | 2.8 mi | 199 | 8.5 | 47.7% |
| Westlake High School | Eanes ISD | 2.8 mi | 2,854 | 13.8 | – |
| Richards School for Young Women Leaders | Austin ISD | 2.8 mi | 920 | 17.5 | 36.7% |
| Graduation Preparatory Academy | Austin ISD | 3.2 mi | 69 | 23 | 85.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.