Coahoma High School
Public high school in Coahoma, Texas · Coahoma ISD · Grades 9–12
Coahoma High School serves 317 students in grades 9–12 in Coahoma (Howard County). It is one of 3 schools in Coahoma ISD. By enrollment it is the 1151st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 23.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Coahoma ISD |
| County | Howard County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481449000938 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Coahoma ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 317 | 1,084 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 13.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 24.6% | 31.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 44% 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.
Coahoma High School in context
Size
Coahoma High School is the only high school in Coahoma ISD. Its 317 students are 29.2% of the district's 1,084. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 29.6 miles away and have a median of 340 students, so Coahoma High School is close to their typical size.
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 86 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 70, against an average of 79 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% fewer students than grade 9 (70 against 86). 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 52.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Coahoma ISD (51.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 45.7%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
24.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 31.5% across Coahoma 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
Coahoma High School has 23.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 317 students would have about 22.6 teachers, so Coahoma High School has 1.1 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 Big Spring High School, 10.2 miles away in Big Spring 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 | 52.7% |
| Hispanic | 45.7% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 86 |
| Grade 10 | 84 |
| Grade 11 | 77 |
| Grade 12 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 N Main, Coahoma, TX 79511
Phone: (432)394-5000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Coahoma High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring High School | Big Spring ISD | 10.2 mi | 982 | 12 | 64.2% |
| Forsan High School | Forsan ISD | 13.7 mi | 352 | 11.4 | 42.3% |
| Colorado High School | Colorado ISD | 27.6 mi | 228 | 178.1 | 53.5% |
| Wallace Accelerated High School | Colorado ISD | 27.6 mi | 18 | – | 83.3% |
| Stanton High School | Stanton ISD | 31.5 mi | 328 | 11.9 | 40.5% |
| Garden City High School | Glasscock County ISD | 31.9 mi | 157 | 7.8 | – |
| Snyder High School | Snyder ISD | 35.3 mi | 720 | 13.5 | 61.3% |
| Greenwood High School | Greenwood ISD | 39.5 mi | 879 | 14.5 | 31.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Coahoma ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coahoma Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 524 |
| Coahoma Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 243 |