Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School
Public high school in Ben Bolt, Texas · Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD · Grades 7–12
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School serves 206 students in grades 7–12 in Ben Bolt (Jim Wells County). It is one of 2 schools in Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD. By enrollment it is the 1341st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.3 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 ÷ 20.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD |
| County | Jim Wells County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480987000461 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 206 | 444 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.3 | 11.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85% | 87.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School in context
Size
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School is the only high school in Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD. Its 206 students are 46.4% of the district's 444. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 16.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 420; Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco 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 7 with 49 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 27, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% fewer students than grade 7 (39 against 49). 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: 93.2% here and 91.2% across Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD.
85% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.8% across Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco 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 20.01 full-time-equivalent teachers for 206 students, Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School has 10.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 206 students would have about 14.7 teachers, so Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School has 5.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Alice High School, 7.8 miles away in Alice ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 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 | 93.2% |
| White | 6.8% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 49 |
| Grade 8 | 28 |
| Grade 9 | 32 |
| Grade 10 | 31 |
| Grade 11 | 27 |
| Grade 12 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
172 Badger Ln, Ben Bolt, TX 78342
Phone: (361)664-9822
Website: bbpbschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice High School | Alice ISD | 7.8 mi | 1,295 | 18.2 | 86.3% |
| San Diego High School | San Diego ISD | 12.0 mi | 446 | 14.6 | 83.9% |
| Agua Dulce High School | Agua Dulce ISD | 14.4 mi | 243 | 12.2 | 68.3% |
| Santa Gertrudis Academy High School | Santa Gertrudis ISD | 15.3 mi | 393 | 15.5 | 41.2% |
| H M King High School | Kingsville ISD | 17.7 mi | 918 | 15.3 | 74.7% |
| Bishop High School | Bishop CISD | 18.9 mi | 533 | 14.1 | 54% |
| Premont Collegiate High School | Premont ISD | 20.2 mi | 387 | 12.9 | 91% |
| Benavides Secondary | Benavides ISD | 21.2 mi | 87 | 5.6 | 89.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 238 |