Boles High School
Public high school in Quinlan, Texas · Boles ISD · Grades 9–12
Boles High School serves 176 students in grades 9–12 in Quinlan (Hunt County). It is one of 3 schools in Boles ISD. By enrollment it is the 1398th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.4 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 ÷ 18.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Boles ISD |
| County | Hunt County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481074000540 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Boles ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 176 | 543 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.4 | 11.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.4% | 50.4% | 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.
Boles High School in context
Size
Boles High School is the only high school in Boles ISD. Its 176 students are 32.4% of the district's 543. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 10.3 miles away and have a median of 567 students, so Boles 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 11 with 50 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 40, against an average of 44 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 40 in grade 9 and 43 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 72.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Boles ISD (72%). Hispanic students are next, at 19.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Boles 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
Boles High School has 18.77 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 176 students would have about 12.6 teachers, so Boles High School has 6.2 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 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 Wh Ford High School, 4.2 miles away in Quinlan 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
| White | 72.2% |
| Hispanic | 19.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Black | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 40 |
| Grade 10 | 43 |
| Grade 11 | 50 |
| Grade 12 | 43 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9777 Fm 2101, Quinlan, TX 75474
Phone: (903)914-1308
Website: bolesisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Boles High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wh Ford High School | Quinlan ISD | 4.2 mi | 799 | 14.5 | 63.6% |
| New Horizons Learning Center | Greenville ISD | 9.3 mi | 77 | 9.8 | 85.7% |
| Lone Oak Choice Learning Academy | Lone Oak ISD | 9.6 mi | 26 | 7.6 | 96.2% |
| Lone Oak High School | Lone Oak ISD | 10.2 mi | 335 | 11.6 | 40.9% |
| Caddo Mills High School | Caddo Mills ISD | 10.3 mi | 833 | 13.8 | 27.5% |
| Greenville High School | Greenville ISD | 11.0 mi | 1,520 | 16.3 | 78.8% |
| Royse City High School | Royse City ISD | 11.2 mi | 2,834 | 14.9 | 39.2% |
| Greenville Alternative Educational Program | Greenville ISD | 13.5 mi | 26 | 8.4 | 92.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Boles ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boles Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 202 |
| Boles Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 165 |