Detroit High School
Public high school in Detroit, Texas · Detroit ISD · Grades 9–12
Detroit High School serves 154 students in grades 9–12 in Detroit (Red River County). It is one of 3 schools in Detroit ISD. By enrollment it is the 1448th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.4 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 ÷ 18.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Detroit ISD |
| County | Red River County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481689001465 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Detroit ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 154 | 488 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.4 | 11 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.1% | 57.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Detroit High School in context
Size
Detroit High School is the only high school in Detroit ISD. Its 154 students are 31.6% of the district's 488. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.8 miles away and have a median of 263 students, so Detroit 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 12 with 44 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 32, against an average of 39 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% more students than grade 9 (44 against 38). 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 80.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Detroit ISD (76.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57.8% across Detroit 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
Detroit High School has 18.32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 154 students would have about 11 teachers, so Detroit High School has 7.3 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 Prairiland High School, 9.8 miles away in Prairiland 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 | 80.5% |
| Black | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 38 |
| Grade 10 | 32 |
| Grade 11 | 40 |
| Grade 12 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
630 1st St Nw, Detroit, TX 75436
Phone: (903)674-2646
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Detroit High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairiland High School | Prairiland ISD | 9.8 mi | 283 | 9.5 | 39.2% |
| Clarksville Middle and High School | Clarksville ISD | 12.9 mi | 242 | 10.2 | 93.4% |
| Paris High School | Paris ISD | 14.8 mi | 946 | 13.6 | 67.9% |
| North Lamar High School | North Lamar ISD | 16.3 mi | 705 | 13 | 38.3% |
| Chisum High School | Chisum ISD | 17.3 mi | 334 | 10.2 | 38.3% |
| Travis H S of Choice | Paris ISD | 18.6 mi | 32 | 5.9 | 71.9% |
| Rivercrest High School | Rivercrest ISD | 18.9 mi | 215 | 7.6 | 77.7% |
| Cooper High School | Cooper ISD | 32.7 mi | 224 | 8.2 | 57.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Detroit ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 222 |
| Detroit Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 112 |