Donna North High School
Public high school in Donna, Texas · Donna ISD · Grades 9–12
Donna North High School serves 1,974 students in grades 9–12 in Donna (Hidalgo County). It is one of 19 schools in Donna ISD. By enrollment it is the 345th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.3 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 ÷ 137.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Donna ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481739012761 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Donna ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,974 | 12,937 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.5% | 92.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 52% 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.
Donna North High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Donna ISD, Donna North High School is the smallest, with 15.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 782; Donna North 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 536 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 450, against an average of 494 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (450 against 536). 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
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
94.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.4% across Donna 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
With 137.77 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,974 students, Donna North High School has 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,974 students would have about 141 teachers, so Donna North High School has 3.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Donna North High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is IDEA College Preparatory Alamo, 2.4 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 43 other high schools, 7 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.9% |
| White | 0.1% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 536 |
| Grade 10 | 531 |
| Grade 11 | 457 |
| Grade 12 | 450 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7250 N Val Verde Rd, Donna, TX 78537
Phone: (956)464-4190
Website: donnaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Donna North High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA College Preparatory Alamo | IDEA Public Schools | 2.4 mi | 737 | 16.6 | 95.8% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Juan | IDEA Public Schools | 4.1 mi | 741 | 15.2 | 89.2% |
| IDEA College Prep | IDEA Public Schools | 4.1 mi | 823 | 15.5 | 95.3% |
| Donna High School | Donna ISD | 4.5 mi | 1,992 | 13.4 | 88.7% |
| Psja Memorial Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 4.6 mi | 1,997 | 15.1 | 96.8% |
| Premier H S of San Juan | Premier High Schools | 4.7 mi | 108 | 17.2 | 92.6% |
| Edinburg High School | Edinburg CISD | 4.7 mi | 2,267 | 13.5 | 84.3% |
| IDEA Toros College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 5.2 mi | 258 | 14.3 | 84.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Donna ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A M Ochoa Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 580 |
| A P Solis Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 646 |
| C Stainke Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 509 |
| Capt D Salinas II Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 |
| Daniel Singleterry Sr. | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 560 |
| Donna High School | High | 9–12 | 1,992 |
| Dora M Sauceda Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 553 |
| Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 446 |
| Guzman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 291 |
| J W Caceres Discovery Intermediate Academy | Elementary | 1–5 | 299 |
| Julian S Adame | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 562 |
| Le Noir Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 |
| M Rivas Primary Discovery Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 413 |
| Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 688 |
| Patricia S Garza Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 551 |
| T Price Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 416 |
| Veterans Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 866 |
| W a Todd Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 670 |