Dimmitt High School
Public high school in Dimmitt, Texas · Dimmitt ISD · Grades 9–12
Dimmitt High School serves 324 students in grades 9–12 in Dimmitt (Castro County). It is one of 3 schools in Dimmitt ISD. By enrollment it is the 1131st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.6 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 ÷ 30.54 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Dimmitt ISD |
| County | Castro County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481716001487 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Dimmitt ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 324 | 1,077 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 | 12.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.2% | 79% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Dimmitt High School in context
Size
Dimmitt High School is the only high school in Dimmitt ISD. Its 324 students are 30.1% of the district's 1,077. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 31 miles away and have a median of 232 students, so Dimmitt 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 10 with 87 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 75, against an average of 81 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% fewer students than grade 9 (75 against 86). 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 90.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Dimmitt ISD (90.1%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79% across Dimmitt 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
Dimmitt High School has 30.54 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 324 students would have about 23.1 teachers, so Dimmitt High School has 7.4 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 Hereford High School, 19.9 miles away in Hereford 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 | 90.1% |
| White | 8.6% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 86 |
| Grade 10 | 87 |
| Grade 11 | 76 |
| Grade 12 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1405 Western Cir Dr., Dimmitt, TX 79027
Phone: (806)647-3105
Website: dimmittisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dimmitt High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford High School | Hereford ISD | 19.9 mi | 1,182 | 15.1 | 73.7% |
| Friona High School | Friona ISD | 23.7 mi | 291 | 8.4 | 69.1% |
| Olton High School | Olton ISD | 27.3 mi | 197 | 10 | 64.5% |
| Happy High School | Happy ISD | 30.1 mi | 119 | 7.4 | 31.1% |
| Muleshoe High School | Muleshoe ISD | 31.9 mi | 341 | 9.7 | 83.6% |
| Bovina High School | Bovina ISD | 31.9 mi | 128 | 7 | 83.6% |
| Tulia High School | Tulia ISD | 32.6 mi | 267 | 9 | 78.7% |
| Sudan High School | Sudan ISD | 35.1 mi | 180 | 8.4 | 37.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Dimmitt ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimmitt Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 246 |
| Richardson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 507 |