Canyon High School
Public high school in New Braunfels, Texas · Comal ISD · Grades 9–12
Canyon High School serves 2,414 students in grades 9–12 in New Braunfels (Comal County). It is one of 37 schools in Comal ISD. By enrollment it is the 195th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 151.89 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Comal ISD |
| County | Comal County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481473000967 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Comal ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,414 | 29,839 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 15.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 32.4% | 28.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Canyon High School in context
Size
Of the 9 high schools in Comal ISD, Canyon High School is the largest, with 8.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 187; Canyon 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 642 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 540, against an average of 604 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (540 against 599). 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: 47.4% here and 40.7% across Comal ISD. White students are next, at 44.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
32.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.9% across Comal 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 151.89 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,414 students, Canyon High School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,414 students would have about 172.4 teachers, so Canyon High School has 20.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Canyon High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Memorial Early College High School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 8 other high schools, 5 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 47.4% |
| White | 44.2% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 599 |
| Grade 10 | 642 |
| Grade 11 | 633 |
| Grade 12 | 540 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1510 Ih 35 N, New Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone: (830)221-2400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Canyon High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Early College High School | Comal ISD | 0.4 mi | 291 | 14.1 | 27.1% |
| Comal Academy | Comal ISD | 0.4 mi | 76 | – | 34.2% |
| Comal Discipline Center | Comal ISD | 0.4 mi | 47 | 4.1 | 59.6% |
| Premier H S of New Braunfels | Premier High Schools | 2.4 mi | 72 | 18 | 51.4% |
| New Braunfels High School | New Braunfels ISD | 3.8 mi | 1,990 | 17.9 | 26.3% |
| Long Creek High School | New Braunfels ISD | 5.2 mi | 813 | 14.2 | 37% |
| Two Rivers High School | New Braunfels ISD | 5.2 mi | 82 | 13.2 | 52.4% |
| Navarro High School | Navarro ISD | 8.1 mi | 703 | 13.1 | 32.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.