Carl Wunsche Senior High School
Public high school in Spring, Texas · Spring ISD · Grades 9–12
Carl Wunsche Senior High School serves 1,503 students in grades 9–12 in Spring (Harris County). It is one of 41 schools in Spring ISD. By enrollment it is the 463rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.7 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 ÷ 89.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Spring ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484122011277 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spring ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,503 | 33,590 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 17.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.5% | 80.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Carl Wunsche Senior High School in context
Size
Of the 7 high schools in Spring ISD, Carl Wunsche Senior High School is the 4th largest, with 4.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 2,375; Carl Wunsche Senior 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 11 with 408 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 295, against an average of 376 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% fewer students than grade 9 (295 against 397). 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: 61% here and 54% across Spring ISD. Black students are next, at 25.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.2% across Spring 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
With 89.84 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,503 students, Carl Wunsche Senior High School has 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,503 students would have about 107.4 teachers, so Carl Wunsche Senior High School has 17.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Carl Wunsche Senior 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 Evolution Academy Houston, 1.8 miles away in Evolution Academy Charter School. Within 10 miles there are 30 other high schools, 6 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 | 61% |
| Black | 25.7% |
| White | 4.6% |
| Asian | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
57.8% of students are girls and 42.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 397 |
| Grade 10 | 403 |
| Grade 11 | 408 |
| Grade 12 | 295 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
900 Wunsche Loop, Spring, TX 77373
Phone: (281)891-7650
Website: springisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carl Wunsche Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution Academy Houston | Evolution Academy Charter School | 1.8 mi | 194 | 19.4 | 76.3% |
| Spring High School | Spring ISD | 1.8 mi | 2,594 | 20.1 | 69% |
| Legacy School of Sport Sciences | Legacy School of Sport Sciences | 2.0 mi | 468 | 18.7 | – |
| Klein Collins High School | Klein ISD | 3.3 mi | 3,360 | 16.2 | 48.5% |
| Andy Dekaney High School | Spring ISD | 4.3 mi | 2,485 | 18.9 | 79.7% |
| Grand Oaks High School | Conroe ISD | 4.8 mi | 3,836 | 18.2 | 22.5% |
| Westfield High School | Spring ISD | 5.1 mi | 2,264 | 20.2 | 74.9% |
| Richey Academy | Spring ISD | 5.6 mi | 56 | 8.3 | 89.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.