Edinburg Collegiate High School
Public high school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades 9–12
Edinburg Collegiate High School serves 466 students in grades 9–12 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 949th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 31.31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818022866 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edinburg CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 466 | 33,343 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.7% | 80.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 58% 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.
Edinburg Collegiate High School in context
Size
Edinburg Collegiate High School is the 5th largest of Edinburg CISD's 6 high schools; its 466 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 206; Edinburg Collegiate 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 169 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 46, against an average of 117 per grade. This year grade 12 has 73% fewer students than grade 9 (46 against 169). 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: 95.9% here and 97.9% across Edinburg CISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.7% across Edinburg CISD 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 31.31 full-time-equivalent teachers for 466 students, Edinburg Collegiate High School has 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 466 students would have about 33.3 teachers, so Edinburg Collegiate High School has 2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Edinburg Collegiate High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Robert R Vela High School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 38 other high schools, 15 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 | 95.9% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| White | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.2% |
62.9% of students are girls and 37.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 169 |
| Grade 10 | 141 |
| Grade 11 | 110 |
| Grade 12 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1401 E Freddy Gonzalez, Edinburg, TX 78542
Phone: (956)289-2300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Edinburg Collegiate High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert R Vela High School | Edinburg CISD | 0.9 mi | 2,101 | 14.3 | 61.7% |
| IDEA Toros College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 258 | 14.3 | 84.5% |
| Edinburg High School | Edinburg CISD | 1.7 mi | 2,267 | 13.5 | 84.3% |
| Hidalgo County JJAEP | Weslaco ISD | 1.9 mi | 14 | – | – |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Edinburg CISD | 1.9 mi | 38 | 4.7 | 94.7% |
| South Texas ISD World Scholars | South Texas ISD | 1.9 mi | 403 | 13.2 | 61.3% |
| Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical | Premier High Schools | 2.8 mi | 153 | 17.6 | 94.8% |
| Texasworks - Edinburg-Cte | Texas Works | 2.8 mi | 47 | 28 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.