Dilley High School
Public high school in Dilley, Texas · Dilley ISD · Grades 9–12
Dilley High School serves 258 students in grades 9–12 in Dilley (Frio County). It is one of 3 schools in Dilley ISD. By enrollment it is the 1227th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.6 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 ÷ 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Dilley ISD |
| County | Frio County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481710001483 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Dilley ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 258 | 841 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.6 | 10.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.5% | 79.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Dilley High School in context
Size
Dilley High School is the only high school in Dilley ISD. Its 258 students are 30.7% of the district's 841. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 36 miles away and have a median of 354 students, so Dilley 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 11 with 79 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 54, against an average of 65 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% more students than grade 9 (61 against 54). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Dilley ISD (94.1%).
72.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.4% across Dilley 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
Dilley High School has 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 258 students would have about 18.4 teachers, so Dilley High School has 8.5 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 Pearsall High School, 16.5 miles away in Pearsall 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 | 93.8% |
| White | 5.8% |
| Black | 0.4% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 54 |
| Grade 10 | 64 |
| Grade 11 | 79 |
| Grade 12 | 61 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
#1 Grey Wolf Dr., Dilley, TX 78017
Phone: (830)965-1814
Website: dilleyisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dilley High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearsall High School | Pearsall ISD | 16.5 mi | 572 | 15.8 | 86% |
| Cotulla High School | Cotulla ISD | 16.6 mi | 356 | 8.7 | 84.6% |
| Charlotte High School | Charlotte ISD | 31.2 mi | 137 | 9 | 62% |
| Devine Learning Academy | Devine ISD | 35.8 mi | 26 | – | 42.3% |
| Devine High School | Devine ISD | 36.1 mi | 551 | 13.2 | 46.6% |
| Crystal City High School | Crystal City ISD | 39.4 mi | 505 | 16.3 | 74.7% |
| Natalia High School | Natalia ISD | 40.1 mi | 352 | 10.4 | 73% |
| Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center | Jourdanton ISD | 41.5 mi | 18 | 18 | 16.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Dilley ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dilley Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 402 |
| Mary Harper Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 181 |