Early High School
Public high school in Early, Texas · Early ISD · Grades 9–12
Early High School serves 365 students in grades 9–12 in Early (Brown County). It is one of 4 schools in Early ISD. By enrollment it is the 1064th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.5 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 ÷ 31.87 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Early ISD |
| County | Brown County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481779001551 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Early ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 365 | 1,067 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 11.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 35.9% | 43.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% 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.
Early High School in context
Size
Early High School is the only high school in Early ISD. Its 365 students are 34.2% of the district's 1,067. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4.8 miles away and have a median of 98 students, so Early 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 100 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 79, against an average of 91 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% fewer students than grade 9 (79 against 100). 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 67.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Early ISD (64.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 24.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
35.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.6% across Early 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
Early High School has 31.87 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 365 students would have about 26.1 teachers, so Early High School has 5.8 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 town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Premier H S of Comanche/Early, 1.1 miles away in Premier High Schools. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 67.9% |
| Hispanic | 24.4% |
| Black | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
53.2% of students are girls and 46.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 100 |
| Grade 10 | 94 |
| Grade 11 | 92 |
| Grade 12 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
115 Sudderth, Early, TX 76802
Phone: (325)646-8295
Website: earlyisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Early High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier H S of Comanche/Early | Premier High Schools | 1.1 mi | 65 | 21.7 | 78.5% |
| Brownwood Accelerated High School | Brownwood ISD | 4.5 mi | 17 | 6 | 52.9% |
| Brownwood High School | Brownwood ISD | 4.6 mi | 935 | 13.6 | 47.3% |
| Lone Star H S West (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 4.8 mi | 82 | – | – |
| The Oaks | Brookesmith ISD | 4.8 mi | 33 | 6.6 | – |
| Bangs High School | Bangs ISD | 11.7 mi | 226 | 9.6 | 60.2% |
| May High School | May ISD | 16.1 mi | 114 | 8 | 35.1% |
| Santa Anna Secondary | Santa Anna ISD | 23.0 mi | 113 | 8.1 | 57.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Early ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 241 |
| Early Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 230 |
| Early Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 231 |