Blanco High School
Public high school in Blanco, Texas · Blanco ISD · Grades 9–12
Blanco High School serves 365 students in grades 9–12 in Blanco (Blanco County). It is one of 3 schools in Blanco ISD. By enrollment it is the 1062nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.6 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 ÷ 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Blanco ISD |
| County | Blanco County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481032000515 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Blanco ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 365 | 1,102 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 12.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.5% | 43.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% 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.
Blanco High School in context
Size
Blanco High School is the only high school in Blanco ISD. Its 365 students are 33.1% of the district's 1,102. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 20.7 miles away and have a median of 538 students, so 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 10 with 97 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 86, against an average of 91 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 86 in grade 9 and 94 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 52.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Blanco ISD (54.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 43%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.9% across 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
Blanco High School has 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 365 students would have about 26.1 teachers, so Blanco High School has 5.4 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 Lyndon B Johnson High School, 12.8 miles away in Johnson City 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
| White | 52.6% |
| Hispanic | 43% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 86 |
| Grade 10 | 97 |
| Grade 11 | 88 |
| Grade 12 | 94 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1215 4th St, Blanco, TX 78606
Phone: (830)833-4337
Website: blancoisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blanco High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon B Johnson High School | Johnson City ISD | 12.8 mi | 255 | 11.4 | 24.3% |
| Canyon Lake High School | Comal ISD | 16.9 mi | 1,066 | 14 | 34.3% |
| Wimberley High School | Wimberley ISD | 19.9 mi | 820 | 14.6 | 18.5% |
| Katherine Anne Porter School | Katherine Anne Porter School | 20.5 mi | 95 | 8.9 | 31.6% |
| Dripping Springs High School | Dripping Springs ISD | 20.8 mi | 2,564 | 16.6 | – |
| Smithson Valley High School | Comal ISD | 20.9 mi | 2,098 | 15.5 | 14.4% |
| Innova Joy Inspire Academy | Inspire Academies | 22.1 mi | 11 | 11 | 27.3% |
| Trinity Charter Schools - Canyon Lake Campus | Trinity Charter School | 22.1 mi | 15 | 5.2 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Blanco ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 480 |
| Blanco Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 257 |