Cayuga High School
Public high school in Tennessee Colony, Texas · Cayuga ISD · Grades 9–12
Cayuga High School serves 190 students in grades 9–12 in Tennessee Colony (Anderson County). It is one of 3 schools in Cayuga ISD. By enrollment it is the 1372nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 20.05 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Cayuga ISD |
| County | Anderson County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481320000821 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cayuga ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 190 | 577 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.5 | 11 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.6% | 45.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Cayuga High School in context
Size
Cayuga High School is the only high school in Cayuga ISD. Its 190 students are 32.9% of the district's 577. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19.6 miles away and have a median of 416 students, so Cayuga 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 10 with 53 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 37, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% fewer students than grade 9 (37 against 49). 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 77.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cayuga ISD (78.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 11.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.9% across Cayuga 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
Cayuga High School has 20.05 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 190 students would have about 13.6 teachers, so Cayuga High School has 6.5 more.
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 rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Cross Roads High School, 9.3 miles away in Cross Roads ISD. There are 0 high schools 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 | 77.4% |
| Hispanic | 11.6% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Black | 4.7% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
42.6% of students are girls and 57.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 49 |
| Grade 10 | 53 |
| Grade 11 | 51 |
| Grade 12 | 37 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
17750 N Us Hwy 287, Tennessee Colony, TX 75861
Phone: (903)928-2294
Website: cayugaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cayuga High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Roads High School | Cross Roads ISD | 9.3 mi | 162 | 7.2 | 40.7% |
| Malakoff High School | Malakoff ISD | 18.5 mi | 426 | 11.7 | 60.3% |
| Fairfield High School | Fairfield ISD | 19.1 mi | 500 | 11.7 | 41% |
| Westwood High School | Westwood ISD | 19.5 mi | 405 | 10.5 | 76% |
| Athens High School | Athens ISD | 19.8 mi | 879 | 12.8 | 70.4% |
| Lapoynor High School | Lapoynor ISD | 20.6 mi | 167 | 8.1 | 47.9% |
| Palestine High School | Palestine ISD | 22.6 mi | 1,003 | 12.5 | 77.5% |
| Oakwood High School | Oakwood ISD | 23.5 mi | 83 | 7.3 | 80.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cayuga ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 263 |
| Cayuga Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 124 |