Byron Nelson High School
Public high school in Trophy Club, Texas · Northwest ISD · Grades 9–12
Byron Nelson High School serves 2,969 students in grades 9–12 in Trophy Club (Denton County). It is one of 35 schools in Northwest ISD. By enrollment it is the 84th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 158.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Northwest ISD |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 483318012019 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northwest ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,969 | 32,098 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18.7 | 15.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 29.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% 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.
Byron Nelson High School in context
Size
Of the 5 high schools in Northwest ISD, Byron Nelson High School is the 2nd largest, with 9.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,533; Byron Nelson 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 10 with 778 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 679, against an average of 742 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (679 against 774). 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 White students: 58.3% here and 47.4% across Northwest ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 20.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 158.55 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,969 students, Byron Nelson High School has 18.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,969 students would have about 212.1 teachers, so Byron Nelson High School has 53.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Byron Nelson High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is James M Steele Early College High School, 1.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 17 other high schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 58.3% |
| Hispanic | 20.7% |
| Black | 10.2% |
| Asian | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
53.7% of students are girls and 46.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 774 |
| Grade 10 | 778 |
| Grade 11 | 738 |
| Grade 12 | 679 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2775 Bobcat Blvd, Trophy Club, TX 76262
Phone: (817)698-5600
Website: bnhs.nisdtx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Byron Nelson High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M Steele Early College High School | Northwest ISD | 1.7 mi | 309 | 15.7 | – |
| Argyle High School | Argyle ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,644 | 16.5 | – |
| Carroll High School | Carroll ISD | 5.5 mi | 1,357 | 17.5 | – |
| Carroll Senior High School | Carroll ISD | 5.7 mi | 1,422 | 16 | – |
| Keller High School | Keller ISD | 5.7 mi | 2,951 | 18.7 | 7.8% |
| Keller Compass Center | Keller ISD | 6.3 mi | 58 | 3.1 | 41.4% |
| Northwest High School | Northwest ISD | 6.4 mi | 2,672 | 17.2 | – |
| Timber Creek High School | Keller ISD | 6.8 mi | 2,970 | 16.9 | 26.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.