Edinburg North High School
Public high school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades 9–12
Edinburg North High School serves 2,542 students in grades 9–12 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 164th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.1 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 ÷ 179.71 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 | 481818021343 |
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 | 2,542 | 33,343 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.8% | 80.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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 North High School in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in Edinburg CISD, Edinburg North High School is the 2nd largest, with 7.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.6 miles away and have a median of 331 students, so Edinburg 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 713 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 549, against an average of 636 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 9 (549 against 713). 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 98.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Edinburg CISD (97.9%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.8% of students qualify 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
Edinburg North High School has 179.71 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,542 students would have about 181.6 teachers, so Edinburg North High School has 1.9 fewer.
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 city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory, 0.6 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 11 high schools within 5 miles and 28 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.4% |
| White | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 713 |
| Grade 10 | 630 |
| Grade 11 | 650 |
| Grade 12 | 549 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3101 N Closner, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2500
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Edinburg North High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 0.6 mi | 795 | 17 | 83% |
| Hidalgo County JJAEP | Weslaco ISD | 2.5 mi | 14 | – | – |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Edinburg CISD | 2.5 mi | 38 | 4.7 | 94.7% |
| South Texas ISD World Scholars | South Texas ISD | 2.6 mi | 403 | 13.2 | 61.3% |
| Lone Star H S South (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 2.7 mi | 159 | – | – |
| Edinburg Collegiate High School | Edinburg CISD | 3.2 mi | 466 | 14.9 | 68.7% |
| IDEA Toros College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.8 mi | 258 | 14.3 | 84.5% |
| Economedes High School | Edinburg CISD | 3.8 mi | 2,689 | 15 | 92% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.