Denison High School
Public high school in Denison, Texas · Denison ISD · Grades 9–12
Denison High School serves 1,351 students in grades 9–12 in Denison (Grayson County). It is one of 9 schools in Denison ISD. By enrollment it is the 494th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14 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 ÷ 96.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Denison ISD |
| County | Grayson County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481671001433 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Denison ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,351 | 4,977 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 13.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.6% | 60.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Denison High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Denison ISD, Denison High School is the largest, with 27.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 8.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 105; Denison 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 417 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 285, against an average of 338 per grade. This year grade 12 has 32% fewer students than grade 9 (285 against 417). 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 White students: 53.8% here and 50.3% across Denison ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 24.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.6% across Denison 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 96.74 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,351 students, Denison High School has 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,351 students would have about 96.5 teachers, so Denison High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Denison High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Pathways High School, 2.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 5 other high schools, 1 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 | 53.8% |
| Hispanic | 24.8% |
| Two or more races | 9.4% |
| Black | 9.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 417 |
| Grade 10 | 337 |
| Grade 11 | 312 |
| Grade 12 | 285 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4200 N State Hwy 91, Denison, TX 75020
Phone: (903)462-7125
Website: denisonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Denison High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathways High School | Denison ISD | 2.8 mi | 62 | 13.2 | 75.8% |
| Pottsboro High School | Pottsboro ISD | 6.3 mi | 460 | 13.8 | 32.4% |
| Jefferson Learning Center | Sherman ISD | 8.4 mi | 82 | 8.2 | 84.1% |
| Cooke/Fannin/Grayson County Juvenile Post Ajud Fac | Sherman ISD | 8.8 mi | 62 | 7.7 | 4.8% |
| Tri County Juvenile Detent | Sherman ISD | 8.8 mi | 21 | 20.8 | 19% |
| Bells High School | Bells ISD | 13.7 mi | 318 | 10.4 | 33.6% |
| Sherman High School | Sherman ISD | 14.2 mi | 2,143 | 13.1 | 68.8% |
| Savoy High School | Savoy ISD | 17.5 mi | 128 | 8.8 | 53.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Denison ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| B McDaniel Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 708 |
| Henry Scott Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 733 |
| Houston Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 255 |
| Hyde Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 502 |
| Lamar Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 425 |
| Mayes Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 508 |
| Pathways High School | High | 9–12 | 62 |
| Terrell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 432 |