Childress High School
Public high school in Childress, Texas · Childress ISD · Grades 9–12
Childress High School serves 317 students in grades 9–12 in Childress (Childress County). It is one of 3 schools in Childress ISD. By enrollment it is the 1150th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.8 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 ÷ 32.31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Childress ISD |
| County | Childress County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481386000871 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Childress ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 317 | 978 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.8 | 11.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.7% | 57.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 20% 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.
Childress High School in context
Size
Childress High School is the only high school in Childress ISD. Its 317 students are 32.4% of the district's 978. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 53.2 miles away and have a median of 136 students, so Childress 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 91 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 74, against an average of 79 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 77 in grade 9 and 74 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 53.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Childress ISD (50.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 38.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57.1% across Childress 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
Childress High School has 32.31 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 317 students would have about 22.6 teachers, so Childress High School has 9.7 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 town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Quanah High School, 28.2 miles away in Quanah ISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 53.6% |
| Hispanic | 38.2% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 77 |
| Grade 10 | 91 |
| Grade 11 | 75 |
| Grade 12 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
800 Ave Jnw, Childress, TX 79201
Phone: (940)937-6131
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Childress High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quanah High School | Quanah ISD | 28.2 mi | 143 | 6.1 | 72% |
| Memphis High School | Memphis ISD | 28.4 mi | 117 | 8.4 | 67.5% |
| Wellington High School | Wellington ISD | 28.7 mi | 168 | 8.7 | 56.5% |
| Clarendon High School | Clarendon ISD | 52.4 mi | 128 | 6.5 | 41.4% |
| North Texas State Hospital - Afp - Vernon | Vernon ISD | 53.9 mi | 23 | 4.6 | – |
| Vernon High School | Vernon ISD | 54.9 mi | 490 | 13.1 | 69.8% |
| Vernon ISD Opportunity Center | Vernon ISD | 56.1 mi | 10 | 5.4 | 100% |
| Floydada Collegiate High School | Floydada Collegiate ISD | 71.8 mi | 229 | 9.2 | 65.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Childress ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childress Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 447 |
| Childress Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 214 |