Bovina High School
Public high school in Bovina, Texas · Bovina ISD · Grades 9–12
Bovina High School serves 128 students in grades 9–12 in Bovina (Parmer County). It is one of 3 schools in Bovina ISD. By enrollment it is the 1521st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7 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 ÷ 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Bovina ISD |
| County | Parmer County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481095000559 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bovina ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 128 | 422 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7 | 9.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.6% | 85.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Bovina High School in context
Size
Bovina High School is the only high school in Bovina ISD. Its 128 students are 30.3% of the district's 422. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 33.7 miles away and have a median of 308 students, so Bovina 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 36 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 24, against an average of 32 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 35 in grade 9 and 33 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bovina ISD (92.2%).
83.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.3% across Bovina 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
Bovina High School has 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 128 students would have about 9.1 teachers, so Bovina High School has 9.2 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Farwell High School, 12.4 miles away in Farwell 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 | 94.5% |
| White | 5.5% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 35 |
| Grade 10 | 36 |
| Grade 11 | 24 |
| Grade 12 | 33 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 Halsell St, Bovina, TX 79009
Phone: (806)251-1317
Website: bovinaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bovina High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farwell High School | Farwell ISD | 12.4 mi | 189 | 8.2 | 58.7% |
| Friona High School | Friona ISD | 12.5 mi | 291 | 8.4 | 69.1% |
| Muleshoe High School | Muleshoe ISD | 22.1 mi | 341 | 9.7 | 83.6% |
| Dimmitt High School | Dimmitt ISD | 31.9 mi | 324 | 10.6 | 77.2% |
| Hereford High School | Hereford ISD | 35.4 mi | 1,182 | 15.1 | 73.7% |
| Sudan High School | Sudan ISD | 37.3 mi | 180 | 8.4 | 37.2% |
| Olton High School | Olton ISD | 48.6 mi | 197 | 10 | 64.5% |
| Littlefield High School | Littlefield ISD | 51.8 mi | 382 | 12.5 | 68.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bovina ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovina Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 198 |
| Bovina Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 96 |