Daingerfield High School
Public high school in Daingerfield, Texas · Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD · Grades 9–12
Daingerfield High School serves 343 students in grades 9–12 in Daingerfield (Morris County). It is one of 4 schools in Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD. By enrollment it is the 1101st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.7 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 ÷ 35.48 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD |
| County | Morris County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481618001196 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 343 | 1,026 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.7 | 11.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.8% | 78.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 20% 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.
Daingerfield High School in context
Size
Daingerfield High School is the only high school in Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD. Its 343 students are 33.4% of the district's 1,026. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14.5 miles away and have a median of 278 students, so Daingerfield 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 10 with 94 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 73, against an average of 86 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% fewer students than grade 9 (73 against 91). 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
Black students are the largest group, at 36.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD (36.6%). White students are next, at 32.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.7% across Daingerfield-Lone Star 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
Daingerfield High School has 35.48 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 343 students would have about 24.5 teachers, so Daingerfield High School has 11 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 Hughes Springs High School, 4.8 miles away in Hughes Springs ISD. There is 1 high school 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
| Black | 36.7% |
| White | 32.4% |
| Hispanic | 21.6% |
| Two or more races | 7.9% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 91 |
| Grade 10 | 94 |
| Grade 11 | 85 |
| Grade 12 | 73 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
202 Tiger Dr., Daingerfield, TX 75638
Phone: (903)645-3968
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Daingerfield High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Springs High School | Hughes Springs ISD | 4.8 mi | 327 | 8.7 | 46.5% |
| Chapel Hill High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 11.8 mi | 294 | 8.9 | 41.2% |
| Pewitt High School | Pewitt CISD | 11.8 mi | 262 | 10.7 | 56.9% |
| Ore City High School | Ore City ISD | 14.3 mi | 220 | 9.2 | 60.9% |
| Pittsburg High School | Pittsburg ISD | 14.7 mi | 671 | 10.5 | 74.7% |
| Harts Bluff Early College High School | Harts Bluff ISD | 19.0 mi | 224 | 9.8 | 59.8% |
| Mount Pleasant DAEP | Mount Pleasant ISD | 19.4 mi | 13 | 3.7 | 92.3% |
| Mount Pleasant High School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 19.4 mi | 1,557 | 12 | 75.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daingerfield Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 207 |
| South Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 216 |
| West Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 260 |