Colmesneil JH/HS
Public high school in Colmesneil, Texas · Colmesneil ISD · Grades 7–12
Colmesneil JH/HS serves 194 students in grades 7–12 in Colmesneil (Tyler County). It is one of 2 schools in Colmesneil ISD. By enrollment it is the 1362nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.9 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 ÷ 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Colmesneil ISD |
| County | Tyler County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481460000950 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Colmesneil ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 194 | 414 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.9 | 12.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49% | 60.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Colmesneil JH/HS in context
Size
Colmesneil JH/HS is the only high school in Colmesneil ISD. Its 194 students are 46.9% of the district's 414. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 20.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 294; Colmesneil JH/HS 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 9 with 40 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 23, against an average of 32 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 7 (31 against 37). 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: 86.6% here and 87.7% across Colmesneil ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.4% across Colmesneil 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 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 194 students, Colmesneil JH/HS has 10.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 194 students would have about 13.9 teachers, so Colmesneil JH/HS has 3.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Colmesneil JH/HS 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 Woodville High School, 8.5 miles away in Woodville ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 0 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 | 86.6% |
| Hispanic | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| Black | 1.5% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 37 |
| Grade 8 | 35 |
| Grade 9 | 40 |
| Grade 10 | 28 |
| Grade 11 | 23 |
| Grade 12 | 31 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
610 W Elder, Colmesneil, TX 75938
Phone: (409)837-5757
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Colmesneil JH/HS. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodville High School | Woodville ISD | 8.5 mi | 360 | 9.2 | 56.4% |
| Chester High School | Chester ISD | 9.9 mi | 123 | 9 | 42.3% |
| Zavalla High School | Zavalla ISD | 17.3 mi | 141 | 10.4 | 69.5% |
| Warren High School | Warren ISD | 20.7 mi | 339 | 10.5 | 54.3% |
| Spurger High School | Spurger ISD | 21.0 mi | 161 | 8.1 | 53.4% |
| Corrigan-Camden High School | Corrigan-Camden ISD | 24.1 mi | 248 | 11.2 | 65.7% |
| Jasper High School | Jasper ISD | 25.2 mi | 633 | 11.5 | 67.6% |
| Huntington High School | Huntington ISD | 26.0 mi | 485 | 12.5 | 41% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Colmesneil ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colmesneil Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 220 |