Chireno High School
Public high school in Chireno, Texas · Chireno ISD · Grades 9–12
Chireno High School serves 120 students in grades 9–12 in Chireno (Nacogdoches County). It is one of 2 schools in Chireno ISD. By enrollment it is the 1544th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.7 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 ÷ 12.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Chireno ISD |
| County | Nacogdoches County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481398000884 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Chireno ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 120 | 365 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.7 | 11 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.5% | 69.6% | 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.
Chireno High School in context
Size
Chireno High School is the only high school in Chireno ISD. Its 120 students are 32.9% of the district's 365. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 20.2 miles away and have a median of 403 students, so Chireno 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 12 with 37 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 23, against an average of 30 per grade. This year grade 12 has 54% more students than grade 9 (37 against 24). 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 68.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Chireno ISD (71.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 20%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.6% across Chireno 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
Chireno High School has 12.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 120 students would have about 8.6 teachers, so Chireno High School has 3.8 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 Woden High School, 10.6 miles away in Woden 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 | 68.3% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
| Black | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 24 |
| Grade 10 | 23 |
| Grade 11 | 36 |
| Grade 12 | 37 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
901 Main St, Chireno, TX 75937
Phone: (936)362-2132
Website: chirenoisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Chireno High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woden High School | Woden ISD | 10.6 mi | 220 | 10 | 57.7% |
| San Augustine High School | San Augustine ISD | 14.9 mi | 320 | 9.5 | 80.3% |
| Nacogdoches High School | Nacogdoches ISD | 19.0 mi | 1,755 | 14.4 | 73.7% |
| Pride Alternative School | Huntington ISD | 19.6 mi | 12 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Huntington High School | Huntington ISD | 20.8 mi | 485 | 12.5 | 41% |
| Margie Chumbley Academy for Success | Nacogdoches ISD | 21.5 mi | 67 | 4.5 | 76.1% |
| Lufkin High School | Lufkin ISD | 22.8 mi | 2,026 | 11.9 | 84% |
| Center High School | Center ISD | 23.0 mi | 662 | 13.1 | 74.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Chireno ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chireno Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 245 |