Dumas High School
Public high school in Dumas, Texas · Dumas ISD · Grades 9–12
Dumas High School serves 1,192 students in grades 9–12 in Dumas (Moore County). It is one of 7 schools in Dumas ISD. By enrollment it is the 525th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 87.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Dumas ISD |
| County | Moore County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481761001515 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Dumas ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,192 | 4,381 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.9% | 71% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Dumas High School in context
Size
Dumas High School is the largest of Dumas ISD's 2 high schools; its 1,192 students are 27.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 28.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 221; Dumas 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 337 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 258, against an average of 298 per grade. This year grade 12 has 15% fewer students than grade 9 (275 against 322). 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 Hispanic students: 76.6% here and 80.4% across Dumas ISD. White students are next, at 16.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71% across Dumas 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 87.4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,192 students, Dumas High School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,192 students would have about 85.1 teachers, so Dumas High School has 2.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Dumas High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other high school is North Plains Opportunity Center, 1.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 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
| Hispanic | 76.6% |
| White | 16.3% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| Asian | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 322 |
| Grade 10 | 337 |
| Grade 11 | 258 |
| Grade 12 | 275 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 S Klein Ave, Dumas, TX 79029
Phone: (806)935-4151
Website: dumasisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dumas High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Plains Opportunity Center | Dumas ISD | 1.8 mi | 35 | 6.3 | 80% |
| Sunray High School | Sunray Collegiate ISD | 13.6 mi | 205 | 10.1 | 40.5% |
| Sanford-Fritch High School | Sanford-Fritch ISD | 26.9 mi | 236 | 9.1 | 39.8% |
| Boys Ranch High School | Boys Ranch ISD | 27.6 mi | 88 | 3.8 | – |
| West Texas Secondary School | Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD | 29.7 mi | 304 | 7.7 | 32.9% |
| Dalhart High School | Dalhart ISD | 31.8 mi | 481 | 12.6 | 55.3% |
| Stratford High School | Stratford ISD | 33.5 mi | 160 | 7.9 | 47.5% |
| Borger High School | Borger ISD | 35.3 mi | 691 | 9.6 | 47.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Dumas ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 487 |
| Dumas Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 619 |
| Dumas Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 609 |
| Dumas North Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 738 |
| Dumas South Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 701 |
| North Plains Opportunity Center | High | 10–12 | 35 |