Cooper High School
Public high school in Abilene, Texas · Abilene ISD · Grades 9–12
Cooper High School serves 1,570 students in grades 9–12 in Abilene (Taylor County). It is one of 26 schools in Abilene ISD. By enrollment it is the 444th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.4 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 ÷ 109.11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Abilene ISD |
| County | Taylor County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480744000016 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Abilene ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,570 | 14,536 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.4% | 68.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Cooper High School in context
Size
Of the 7 high schools in Abilene ISD, Cooper High School is the 2nd largest, with 10.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 131; Cooper 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 524 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 333, against an average of 393 per grade. This year grade 12 has 36% fewer students than grade 9 (333 against 524). 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 Hispanic students: 43.4% here and 47.4% across Abilene ISD. White students are next, at 33.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 68.7% across Abilene 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 109.11 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,570 students, Cooper High School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,570 students would have about 112.1 teachers, so Cooper High School has 3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Cooper High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Premier H S of Abilene, 1.2 miles away in Premier High Schools. Within 10 miles there are 10 other high schools, 10 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 43.4% |
| White | 33.9% |
| Black | 15.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 524 |
| Grade 10 | 380 |
| Grade 11 | 333 |
| Grade 12 | 333 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3639 Sayles Blvd, Abilene, TX 79605
Phone: (325)691-1000
Website: abileneisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cooper High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier H S of Abilene | Premier High Schools | 1.2 mi | 176 | 18.1 | 66.5% |
| Texasworks - Abilene | Texas Works | 1.2 mi | 36 | 36 | – |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Abilene ISD | 1.2 mi | 11 | 5.6 | 63.6% |
| Taylor County Learning Center | Abilene ISD | 1.2 mi | 26 | – | 57.7% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 3.0 mi | 85 | 19.1 | – |
| Wylie High School | Wylie ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,537 | 15.8 | 17.6% |
| Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science | Abilene ISD | 3.4 mi | 384 | 11 | 43.2% |
| Abilene High School | Abilene ISD | 3.5 mi | 1,798 | 15.9 | 63.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.