Edna Alternative
Public high school in Edna, Texas · Edna ISD · Grades 9–12
Edna Alternative serves 13 students in grades 9–12 in Edna (Jackson County). It is one of 5 schools in Edna ISD. By enrollment it is the 1884th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 4.2 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 ÷ 3.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Edna ISD |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481821013097 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edna ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 13 | 1,531 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 4.2 | 12.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.9% | 63.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Edna Alternative in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Edna ISD, Edna Alternative is the smallest, with 0.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.1 miles away and have a median of 218 students, so Edna Alternative is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 12 with 6 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 1, against an average of 3 per grade. This year grade 12 has 500% more students than grade 9 (6 against 1). 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 53.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Edna ISD (46.1%). White students are next, at 46.2%.
76.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.9% across Edna 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
Edna Alternative has 3.06 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 4.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 13 students would have about 0.9 teachers, so Edna Alternative has 2.2 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, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Edna High School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 53.8% |
| White | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Grade 10 | 4 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
| Grade 12 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
112 W Ash, Edna, TX 77957
Phone: (361)782-9051
Website: ednaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Edna Alternative. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edna High School | Edna ISD | 1.4 mi | 455 | 12.1 | 63.5% |
| Ganado High School | Ganado ISD | 9.0 mi | 221 | 11.4 | 56.1% |
| Industrial High School | Industrial ISD | 11.6 mi | 348 | 11.4 | 31% |
| Louise High School | Louise ISD | 17.1 mi | 153 | 9.4 | 60.8% |
| Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center | Victoria ISD | 19.1 mi | 35 | 6.3 | 91.4% |
| Victoria East High School | Victoria ISD | 21.3 mi | 1,861 | 14.1 | 66.8% |
| Secondary DAEP | Victoria ISD | 23.5 mi | 98 | 12.7 | 95.9% |
| Visd Success Academy | Victoria ISD | 23.5 mi | 214 | 13.2 | 86.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Edna ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edna High School | High | 9–12 | 455 |
| Edna Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 202 |
| Edna Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 310 |
| Edna Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 551 |