Commerce High School
Public high school in Commerce, Texas · Commerce ISD · Grades 9–12
Commerce High School serves 456 students in grades 9–12 in Commerce (Hunt County). It is one of 4 schools in Commerce ISD. By enrollment it is the 961st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 36.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Commerce ISD |
| County | Hunt County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481482000981 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Commerce ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 456 | 1,542 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 13.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70.8% | 73.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% 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.
Commerce High School in context
Size
Commerce High School is the only high school in Commerce ISD. Its 456 students are 29.6% of the district's 1,542. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13 miles away with a median enrollment of 141; Commerce 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 122 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 104, against an average of 114 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% fewer students than grade 9 (104 against 120). 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: 39.7% here and 40.8% across Commerce ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 27.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
70.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 73.7% across Commerce 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
With 36.93 full-time-equivalent teachers for 456 students, Commerce High School has 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 456 students would have about 32.6 teachers, so Commerce High School has 4.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Commerce High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Campbell High School, 6.5 miles away in Campbell 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 | 39.7% |
| Hispanic | 27.2% |
| Black | 26.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 120 |
| Grade 10 | 122 |
| Grade 11 | 110 |
| Grade 12 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3800 Sregit Dr., Commerce, TX 75428
Phone: (903)886-3756
Website: chs.commerceisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Commerce High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell High School | Campbell ISD | 6.5 mi | 128 | 7.1 | 67.2% |
| Cumby Collegiate High School | Cumby Collegiate ISD | 8.7 mi | 154 | 9.5 | 44.8% |
| Wolfe City High School | Wolfe City ISD | 12.0 mi | 222 | 10.7 | 55.4% |
| Fannindel High School | Fannindel ISD | 12.7 mi | 50 | 5 | 78% |
| Greenville Alternative Educational Program | Greenville ISD | 13.3 mi | 26 | 8.4 | 92.3% |
| New Horizons Learning Center | Greenville ISD | 14.2 mi | 77 | 9.8 | 85.7% |
| Greenville High School | Greenville ISD | 14.7 mi | 1,520 | 16.3 | 78.8% |
| Cooper High School | Cooper ISD | 15.4 mi | 224 | 8.2 | 57.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Commerce ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert C Williams Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 317 |
| Commerce Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 430 |
| Commerce Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 339 |