El Campo High School
Public high school in El Campo, Texas · El Campo ISD · Grades 9–12
El Campo High School serves 1,002 students in grades 9–12 in El Campo (Wharton County). It is one of 5 schools in El Campo ISD. By enrollment it is the 585th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.2 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 ÷ 70.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | El Campo ISD |
| County | Wharton County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481828001654 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | El Campo ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,002 | 3,279 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 15.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.6% | 72.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
El Campo High School in context
Size
El Campo High School is the only high school in El Campo ISD. Its 1,002 students are 30.6% of the district's 3,279. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 21.8 miles away and have a median of 307 students, so El Campo 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 270 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 233, against an average of 251 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 9 (233 against 270). 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 62.8% of enrollment, a lower share than across El Campo ISD (69%). White students are next, at 28.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.5% across El Campo 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
El Campo High School has 70.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,002 students would have about 71.6 teachers, so El Campo High School has about as many as that.
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 Louise High School, 9.9 miles away in Louise ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 62.8% |
| White | 28.1% |
| Black | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 270 |
| Grade 10 | 255 |
| Grade 11 | 244 |
| Grade 12 | 233 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 W Norris St, El Campo, TX 77437
Phone: (979)543-6341
Website: ecisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: El Campo High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise High School | Louise ISD | 9.9 mi | 153 | 9.4 | 60.8% |
| Wharton High School | Wharton ISD | 14.8 mi | 566 | 13.7 | 73.3% |
| Ganado High School | Ganado ISD | 18.1 mi | 221 | 11.4 | 56.1% |
| Boling High School | Boling ISD | 21.1 mi | 328 | 14.7 | 47% |
| Tidehaven High School | Tidehaven ISD | 22.6 mi | 312 | 12.3 | 57.7% |
| Bay City High School | Bay City ISD | 23.5 mi | 1,042 | 16.1 | 50.7% |
| Rice Challenge Academy | Rice CISD | 25.8 mi | 114 | 28.9 | 97.4% |
| East Bernard High School | East Bernard ISD | 25.9 mi | 302 | 10.2 | 29.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in El Campo ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Campo Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 707 |
| Hutchins Elementary School | Elementary | 1–3 | 678 |
| Myatt Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 421 |
| Northside Elementary School | Elementary | 4–5 | 471 |