Danbury High School
Public high school in Danbury, Texas · Danbury ISD · Grades 9–12
Danbury High School serves 220 students in grades 9–12 in Danbury (Brazoria County). It is one of 3 schools in Danbury ISD. By enrollment it is the 1304th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11 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 ÷ 20.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Danbury ISD |
| County | Brazoria County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481629001393 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Danbury ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 220 | 674 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 13.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 23.2% | 28.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 27% 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.
Danbury High School in context
Size
Danbury High School is the only high school in Danbury ISD. Its 220 students are 32.6% of the district's 674. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 14.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 958; Danbury High School is smaller 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 61 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 51, against an average of 55 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 51 in grade 9 and 52 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 68.2% here and 70.6% across Danbury ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 27.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
23.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.8% across Danbury 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 20.01 full-time-equivalent teachers for 220 students, Danbury High School has 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 220 students would have about 15.7 teachers, so Danbury 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
Danbury High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Angleton High School, 4.6 miles away in Angleton ISD. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 2 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 | 68.2% |
| Hispanic | 27.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 51 |
| Grade 10 | 61 |
| Grade 11 | 56 |
| Grade 12 | 52 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5611 Panther Dr., Danbury, TX 77534
Phone: (979)922-1226
Website: danburyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Danbury High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angleton High School | Angleton ISD | 4.6 mi | 2,225 | 17.7 | 61.4% |
| Brazoria County Juvenile Detention | Angleton ISD | 5.0 mi | 33 | 4.4 | – |
| Student Alternative Center | Angleton ISD | 7.4 mi | 41 | 3.5 | 80.5% |
| Brazos Success Academy | Brazosport ISD | 13.8 mi | 134 | 12.2 | 80.6% |
| Brazoswood High School | Brazosport ISD | 14.4 mi | 2,436 | 15.5 | 44.4% |
| Alvin High School | Alvin ISD | 14.4 mi | 2,766 | 16.8 | 61.5% |
| Iowa Colony High School | Alvin ISD | 14.4 mi | 1,781 | 16.5 | 51.7% |
| Rise | Alvin ISD | 14.5 mi | 116 | 5.7 | 70.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Danbury ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 297 |
| Danbury Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 157 |