Cotulla High School
Public high school in Cotulla, Texas · Cotulla ISD · Grades 9–12
Cotulla High School serves 356 students in grades 9–12 in Cotulla (La Salle County). It is one of 4 schools in Cotulla ISD. By enrollment it is the 1080th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.7 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 ÷ 41.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Cotulla ISD |
| County | La Salle County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481540001114 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cotulla ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 356 | 1,157 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.7 | 10.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.6% | 85.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Cotulla High School in context
Size
Cotulla High School is the only high school in Cotulla ISD. Its 356 students are 30.8% of the district's 1,157. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 41.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 382; Cotulla 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 103 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 82, against an average of 89 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% fewer students than grade 9 (82 against 103). 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: 93.5% here and 94.1% across Cotulla ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.9% across Cotulla 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 41.06 full-time-equivalent teachers for 356 students, Cotulla High School has 8.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 356 students would have about 25.4 teachers, so Cotulla High School has 15.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Cotulla High School 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 Dilley High School, 16.6 miles away in Dilley 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
| Hispanic | 93.5% |
| White | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 103 |
| Grade 10 | 89 |
| Grade 11 | 82 |
| Grade 12 | 82 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
310 N Main St, Cotulla, TX 78014
Phone: (830)879-2374
Website: cotullaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cotulla High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilley High School | Dilley ISD | 16.6 mi | 258 | 9.6 | 72.5% |
| Pearsall High School | Pearsall ISD | 33.0 mi | 572 | 15.8 | 86% |
| Carrizo Springs High School | Carrizo Springs CISD | 38.2 mi | 565 | 13.6 | 72.9% |
| Crystal City High School | Crystal City ISD | 40.3 mi | 505 | 16.3 | 74.7% |
| Charlotte High School | Charlotte ISD | 42.9 mi | 137 | 9 | 62% |
| La Pryor Secondary | La Pryor ISD | 51.3 mi | 244 | 13 | 86.1% |
| Devine Learning Academy | Devine ISD | 52.0 mi | 26 | – | 42.3% |
| Devine High School | Devine ISD | 52.3 mi | 551 | 13.2 | 46.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cotulla ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encinal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 74 |
| Frank Newman Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 259 |
| Ramirez-Burks Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 468 |