Burnet High School
Public high school in Burnet, Texas · Burnet CISD · Grades 9–12
Burnet High School serves 946 students in grades 9–12 in Burnet (Burnet County). It is one of 6 schools in Burnet CISD. By enrollment it is the 611th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 65.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Burnet CISD |
| County | Burnet County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481222000723 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Burnet CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 946 | 3,209 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.4% | 58.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Burnet High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Burnet CISD, Burnet High School is the largest, with 29.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 17.8 miles away and have a median of 722 students, so Burnet High School is larger 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 9 with 252 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 203, against an average of 237 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% fewer students than grade 9 (203 against 252). 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
White students are the largest group, at 61.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Burnet CISD (59.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 34.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.4% across Burnet CISD 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
Burnet High School has 65.77 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 946 students would have about 67.6 teachers, so Burnet High School has 1.8 fewer.
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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Quest High School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 61.2% |
| Hispanic | 34.2% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 252 |
| Grade 10 | 246 |
| Grade 11 | 245 |
| Grade 12 | 203 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 the Green Mile, Burnet, TX 78611
Phone: (512)756-6193
Website: burnetcisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Burnet High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quest High School | Burnet CISD | 0.9 mi | 35 | 8.4 | 65.7% |
| Falls Career High School | Marble Falls ISD | 13.1 mi | 45 | 7.6 | 71.1% |
| Marble Falls High School | Marble Falls ISD | 13.5 mi | 1,129 | 13.7 | 60.7% |
| Liberty Hill High School | Liberty Hill ISD | 17.4 mi | 2,156 | 15.7 | 18.9% |
| Lampasas High School | Lampasas ISD | 18.2 mi | 1,145 | 15.3 | 42.1% |
| Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill | Ki Charter | 21.2 mi | 125 | 9.8 | – |
| Legacy Ranch High School | Liberty Hill ISD | 22.1 mi | 315 | 10.5 | 12.7% |
| Glenn High School | Leander ISD | 23.8 mi | 2,024 | 14.3 | 23.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Burnet CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertram Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 437 |
| Burnet Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 711 |
| Quest High School | High | 9–12 | 35 |
| Rj Richey Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 510 |
| Shady Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 570 |