Falfurrias High School
Public high school in Falfurrias, Texas · Brooks County ISD · Grades 9–12
Falfurrias High School serves 370 students in grades 9–12 in Falfurrias (Brooks County). It is one of 5 schools in Brooks County ISD. By enrollment it is the 1058th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 29.86 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Brooks County ISD |
| County | Brooks County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481158000630 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Brooks County ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 370 | 1,180 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 14 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73% | 85.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% 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.
Falfurrias High School in context
Size
Falfurrias High School is the only high school in Brooks County ISD. Its 370 students are 31.4% of the district's 1,180. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 27.4 miles away and have a median of 343 students, so Falfurrias High School is close to their typical size.
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 106 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 82, against an average of 93 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 9 (91 against 106). 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 98.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brooks County ISD (97.6%).
73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.2% across Brooks County 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
Falfurrias High School has 29.86 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 370 students would have about 26.4 teachers, so Falfurrias High School has 3.5 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 Premont Collegiate High School, 8.7 miles away in Premont 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 | 98.6% |
| White | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.3% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 106 |
| Grade 10 | 82 |
| Grade 11 | 91 |
| Grade 12 | 91 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 W Jersey Dr., Falfurrias, TX 78355
Phone: (361)325-8000
Website: fhs.bcisdistrict.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Falfurrias High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premont Collegiate High School | Premont ISD | 8.7 mi | 387 | 12.9 | 91% |
| Kaufer High School | Riviera ISD | 21.5 mi | 181 | 10.1 | 59.1% |
| H M King High School | Kingsville ISD | 25.8 mi | 918 | 15.3 | 74.7% |
| Santa Gertrudis Academy High School | Santa Gertrudis ISD | 26.0 mi | 393 | 15.5 | 41.2% |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School | Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | 28.9 mi | 206 | 10.3 | 85% |
| Benavides Secondary | Benavides ISD | 30.1 mi | 87 | 5.6 | 89.7% |
| Bishop High School | Bishop CISD | 32.8 mi | 533 | 14.1 | 54% |
| Hebbronville High School | Jim Hogg County ISD | 33.0 mi | 298 | 11.1 | 84.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Brooks County ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falfurrias Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 251 |
| Falfurrias Innovation Academy | Elementary | 1–2 | 124 |
| Falfurrias Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 279 |
| Lasater Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 156 |