Booker JH/H S
Public high school in Booker, Texas · Booker ISD · Grades 6–12
Booker JH/H S serves 173 students in grades 6–12 in Booker (Lipscomb County). It is one of 2 schools in Booker ISD. By enrollment it is the 1404th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.4 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 ÷ 20.65 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Booker ISD |
| County | Lipscomb County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481083000550 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Booker ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 173 | 343 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.4 | 10.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.3% | 63% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Booker JH/H S in context
Size
Booker JH/H S is the only high school in Booker ISD. Its 173 students are 50.4% of the district's 343. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 45 miles away with a median enrollment of 294; Booker JH/H S 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 32 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 20, against an average of 25 per grade. This year grade 12 has 43% more students than grade 6 (30 against 21). 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: 79.2% here and 74.9% across Booker ISD. White students are next, at 19.7%.
61.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63% across Booker 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 20.65 full-time-equivalent teachers for 173 students, Booker JH/H S has 8.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 173 students would have about 12.4 teachers, so Booker JH/H S has 8.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Booker JH/H S is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education Center, 15 miles away in Perryton 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
| Hispanic | 79.2% |
| White | 19.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 21 |
| Grade 7 | 20 |
| Grade 8 | 28 |
| Grade 9 | 22 |
| Grade 10 | 32 |
| Grade 11 | 20 |
| Grade 12 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 S Main St, Booker, TX 79005
Phone: (806)658-4521
Website: bookerisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Booker JH/H S. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludi Pena Martin Accelerated Education Center | Perryton ISD | 15.0 mi | 13 | 2.6 | 53.8% |
| Perryton High School | Perryton ISD | 16.0 mi | 549 | 11 | 54.3% |
| Canadian High School | Canadian ISD | 38.2 mi | 283 | 9.2 | 41.7% |
| Spearman High School | Spearman ISD | 40.4 mi | 189 | 8.3 | 62.4% |
| Gruver High School | Gruver ISD | 49.7 mi | 141 | 6.6 | 31.9% |
| Pampa High School | Pampa ISD | 66.4 mi | 1,012 | 14.1 | 51.7% |
| West Texas Secondary School | Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD | 66.6 mi | 304 | 7.7 | 32.9% |
| Borger High School | Borger ISD | 72.3 mi | 691 | 9.6 | 47.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Booker ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirksey Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 170 |