Fort Hancock High School
Public high school in Fort Hancock, Texas · Ft Hancock ISD · Grades 7–12
Fort Hancock High School serves 163 students in grades 7–12 in Fort Hancock (Hudspeth County). It is one of 2 schools in Ft Hancock ISD. By enrollment it is the 1430th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.2 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 ÷ 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Ft Hancock ISD |
| County | Hudspeth County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 482013010849 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ft Hancock ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 163 | 390 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 | 13.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.4% | 86.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 28% 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.
Fort Hancock High School in context
Size
Fort Hancock High School is the only high school in Ft Hancock ISD. Its 163 students are 41.8% of the district's 390. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 30.2 miles away and have a median of 682 students, so Fort Hancock High School is smaller 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 10 with 35 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 19, against an average of 27 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% fewer students than grade 7 (20 against 27). 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 96.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ft Hancock ISD (97.9%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.4% across Ft Hancock ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Fort Hancock High School has 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 163 students would have about 11.6 teachers, so Fort Hancock High School has 2.9 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Tornillo High School, 18.5 miles away in Tornillo 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
| Hispanic | 96.9% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 27 |
| Grade 8 | 31 |
| Grade 9 | 31 |
| Grade 10 | 35 |
| Grade 11 | 19 |
| Grade 12 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 School Dr., Fort Hancock, TX 79839
Phone: (915)769-3811
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fort Hancock High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornillo High School | Tornillo ISD | 18.5 mi | 241 | 11.9 | 94.2% |
| Fabens High School | Fabens ISD | 22.9 mi | 616 | 10.6 | 88.6% |
| Clint High School | Clint ISD | 29.4 mi | 747 | 14.9 | 81.8% |
| San Elizario High School | San Elizario ISD | 29.9 mi | 985 | 18.1 | 95% |
| Clint ISD Early College Academy | Clint ISD | 30.5 mi | 290 | 17.3 | 68.3% |
| Horizon High School | Clint ISD | 33.2 mi | 1,469 | 14.9 | 87.1% |
| IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 36.1 mi | 590 | 15.8 | 84.4% |
| Eastlake High School | Socorro ISD | 36.3 mi | 3,004 | 17.9 | 64.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ft Hancock ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benito Martinez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 227 |