Cisco High School
Public high school in Cisco, Texas · Cisco ISD · Grades 9–12
Cisco High School serves 225 students in grades 9–12 in Cisco (Eastland County). It is one of 4 schools in Cisco ISD. By enrollment it is the 1289th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9 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 ÷ 24.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Cisco ISD |
| County | Eastland County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481407000887 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cisco ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 225 | 835 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9 | 10.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 39.1% | 50.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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.
Cisco High School in context
Size
Cisco High School is the largest of Cisco ISD's 2 high schools; its 225 students are 26.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 20.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 117; Cisco 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 67 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 46, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 12 has 31% fewer students than grade 9 (46 against 67). 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: 80.4% here and 77.2% across Cisco ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 16.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
39.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Cisco 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 24.91 full-time-equivalent teachers for 225 students, Cisco High School has 9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 225 students would have about 16.1 teachers, so Cisco High School has 8.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Cisco High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Cisco Learning Center, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 1 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 | 80.4% |
| Hispanic | 16.9% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 67 |
| Grade 10 | 54 |
| Grade 11 | 58 |
| Grade 12 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1300 Pershing, Cisco, TX 76437
Phone: (254)442-3051
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cisco High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Learning Center | Cisco ISD | 0.8 mi | 12 | 2.9 | 66.7% |
| Eastland High School | Eastland ISD | 9.8 mi | 280 | 9 | 50% |
| Rising Star High School | Rising Star ISD | 18.9 mi | 93 | 8.3 | 55.9% |
| Cross Plains High School | Cross Plains ISD | 19.7 mi | 158 | 7.4 | 61.4% |
| Ranger High School | Ranger ISD | 21.0 mi | 72 | 6.1 | 73.6% |
| Gorman High School | Gorman ISD | 21.9 mi | 87 | 6.6 | 57.5% |
| Baird High School | Baird ISD | 23.8 mi | 140 | 7.8 | 55% |
| Breckenridge High School | Breckenridge ISD | 26.8 mi | 379 | 11.3 | 60.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cisco ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 428 |
| Cisco Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 170 |
| Cisco Learning Center | High | 10–12 | 12 |