Forsan High School
Public high school in Forsan, Texas · Forsan ISD · Grades 6–12
Forsan High School serves 352 students in grades 6–12 in Forsan (Howard County). It is one of 2 schools in Forsan ISD. By enrollment it is the 1085th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.4 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 ÷ 30.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Forsan ISD |
| County | Howard County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481962001813 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Forsan ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 352 | 695 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.4 | 13.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.3% | 45.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% 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.
Forsan High School in context
Size
Forsan High School is the only high school in Forsan ISD. Its 352 students are 50.6% of the district's 695. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 28.5 miles away and have a median of 323 students, so Forsan 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 10 with 61 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 45, against an average of 50 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 6 (45 against 51). 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
White students are the largest group, at 58.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Forsan ISD (57.1%). Hispanic students are next, at 36.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.6% across Forsan 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
Forsan High School has 30.77 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 352 students would have about 25.1 teachers, so Forsan High School has 5.7 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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Big Spring High School, 10.9 miles away in Big Spring ISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 58.8% |
| Hispanic | 36.4% |
| Asian | 2.8% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 51 |
| Grade 7 | 53 |
| Grade 8 | 47 |
| Grade 9 | 49 |
| Grade 10 | 61 |
| Grade 11 | 46 |
| Grade 12 | 45 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
411 W 6th, Forsan, TX 79733
Phone: (432)457-2223
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Forsan High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring High School | Big Spring ISD | 10.9 mi | 982 | 12 | 64.2% |
| Coahoma High School | Coahoma ISD | 13.7 mi | 317 | 13.4 | 24.6% |
| Garden City High School | Glasscock County ISD | 18.3 mi | 157 | 7.8 | – |
| Stanton High School | Stanton ISD | 25.6 mi | 328 | 11.9 | 40.5% |
| Greenwood High School | Greenwood ISD | 31.4 mi | 879 | 14.5 | 31.1% |
| Colorado High School | Colorado ISD | 36.5 mi | 228 | 178.1 | 53.5% |
| Wallace Accelerated High School | Colorado ISD | 36.5 mi | 18 | – | 83.3% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy | Midland ISD | 40.9 mi | 424 | 19.2 | 38.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Forsan ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 343 |