Canyon Lake High School
Public high school in Fischer, Texas · Comal ISD · Grades 9–12
Canyon Lake High School serves 1,066 students in grades 9–12 in Fischer (Comal County). It is one of 37 schools in Comal ISD. By enrollment it is the 562nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14 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 ÷ 76.21 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Comal ISD |
| County | Comal County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481473010533 |
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 | 1,066 | 29,839 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 15.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 34.3% | 28.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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 Lake High School in context
Size
Of the 9 high schools in Comal ISD, Canyon Lake High School is the 5th largest, with 3.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 230; Canyon Lake 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 285 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 233, against an average of 267 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (233 against 285). 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: 62.4% here and 49.7% across Comal ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 32.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
34.3% 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 76.21 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,066 students, Canyon Lake High School has 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,066 students would have about 76.1 teachers, so Canyon Lake High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Canyon Lake High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Trinity Charter Schools - Canyon Lake Campus, 5.8 miles away in Trinity Charter School. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 0 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 | 62.4% |
| Hispanic | 32.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 285 |
| Grade 10 | 263 |
| Grade 11 | 285 |
| Grade 12 | 233 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8555 Fm 32, Fischer, TX 78623
Phone: (830)885-1700
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Canyon Lake High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Charter Schools - Canyon Lake Campus | Trinity Charter School | 5.8 mi | 15 | 5.2 | – |
| Wimberley High School | Wimberley ISD | 7.2 mi | 820 | 14.6 | 18.5% |
| Katherine Anne Porter School | Katherine Anne Porter School | 7.6 mi | 95 | 8.9 | 31.6% |
| Smithson Valley High School | Comal ISD | 13.1 mi | 2,098 | 15.5 | 14.4% |
| Sjrc Texas | University of Texas University Charter School | 14.2 mi | 10 | 10 | – |
| New Braunfels High School | New Braunfels ISD | 16.0 mi | 1,990 | 17.9 | 26.3% |
| Blanco High School | Blanco ISD | 16.9 mi | 365 | 11.6 | 37.5% |
| Pathfinder Camp | University of Texas University Charter School | 17.0 mi | 18 | 5.6 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.