Banquete High School
Public high school in Banquete, Texas · Banquete ISD · Grades 9–12
Banquete High School serves 247 students in grades 9–12 in Banquete (Nueces County). It is one of 3 schools in Banquete ISD. By enrollment it is the 1248th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.5 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 ÷ 26.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Banquete ISD |
| County | Nueces County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480941000400 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Banquete ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 247 | 744 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.5 | 9.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.5% | 76.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Banquete High School in context
Size
Banquete High School is the only high school in Banquete ISD. Its 247 students are 33.2% of the district's 744. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13.3 miles away and have a median of 642 students, so Banquete High School is smaller 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 65 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 55, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% more students than grade 9 (65 against 55). 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 84.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Banquete ISD (84.3%). White students are next, at 14.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.1% across Banquete 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
Banquete High School has 26.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 247 students would have about 17.6 teachers, so Banquete High School has 8.5 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 Robstown Early College High School, 7 miles away in Robstown ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 84.6% |
| White | 14.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 55 |
| Grade 10 | 65 |
| Grade 11 | 62 |
| Grade 12 | 65 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5519 Hwy 44, Banquete, TX 78339
Phone: (361)387-2551
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Banquete High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robstown Early College High School | Robstown ISD | 7.0 mi | 750 | 14.4 | 85.6% |
| Agua Dulce High School | Agua Dulce ISD | 7.6 mi | 243 | 12.2 | 68.3% |
| Calallen High School | Calallen ISD | 10.1 mi | 1,147 | 12.5 | 45.2% |
| Tuloso-Midway High School | Tuloso-Midway ISD | 13.2 mi | 1,079 | 12.8 | 36.6% |
| Orange Grove High School | Orange Grove ISD | 13.4 mi | 496 | 14.1 | 60.3% |
| Odem High School | Odem-Edroy ISD | 15.7 mi | 278 | 10.8 | 60.4% |
| Bishop High School | Bishop CISD | 15.7 mi | 533 | 14.1 | 54% |
| Alice High School | Alice ISD | 16.3 mi | 1,295 | 18.2 | 86.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Banquete ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banquete Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 336 |
| Banquete Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 161 |