Cooper High School
Public high school in Cooper, Texas · Cooper ISD · Grades 9–12
Cooper High School serves 224 students in grades 9–12 in Cooper (Delta County). It is one of 3 schools in Cooper ISD. By enrollment it is the 1291st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.2 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 ÷ 27.22 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Cooper ISD |
| County | Delta County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481515001022 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cooper ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 224 | 903 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.2 | 12.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.6% | 68.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% 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
Cooper High School is the only high school in Cooper ISD. Its 224 students are 24.8% of the district's 903. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 17 miles away and have a median of 226 students, so Cooper 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 63 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 48, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (53 against 63). 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 66.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cooper ISD (66%). Hispanic students are next, at 16.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 68.4% across Cooper 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
Cooper High School has 27.22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 224 students would have about 16 teachers, so Cooper High School has 11.2 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 rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is North Hopkins High School, 7.8 miles away in North Hopkins ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66.5% |
| Hispanic | 16.5% |
| Black | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.8% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 63 |
| Grade 10 | 60 |
| Grade 11 | 48 |
| Grade 12 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
823 Fm 1528, Cooper, TX 75432
Phone: (903)395-2111
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hopkins High School | North Hopkins ISD | 7.8 mi | 231 | 9.8 | 47.2% |
| Fannindel High School | Fannindel ISD | 15.2 mi | 50 | 5 | 78% |
| Commerce High School | Commerce ISD | 15.4 mi | 456 | 12.3 | 70.8% |
| Sulphur Springs High School | Sulphur Springs ISD | 16.1 mi | 1,270 | 12.2 | 58.6% |
| Cumby Collegiate High School | Cumby Collegiate ISD | 17.8 mi | 154 | 9.5 | 44.8% |
| Honey Grove High School | Honey Grove ISD | 19.5 mi | 221 | 12.8 | 54.8% |
| Chisum High School | Chisum ISD | 19.7 mi | 334 | 10.2 | 38.3% |
| Campbell High School | Campbell ISD | 20.6 mi | 128 | 7.1 | 67.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cooper ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 490 |
| Cooper Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 189 |