Freer High School
Public high school in Freer, Texas · Freer ISD · Grades 9–12
Freer High School serves 202 students in grades 9–12 in Freer (Duval County). It is one of 3 schools in Freer ISD. By enrollment it is the 1351st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7.8 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 ÷ 25.95 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Freer ISD |
| County | Duval County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481982005367 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Freer ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 202 | 709 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7.8 | 10.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.6% | 88.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Freer High School in context
Size
Freer High School is the only high school in Freer ISD. Its 202 students are 28.5% of the district's 709. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 35.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 271; Freer 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 71 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 29, against an average of 51 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (46 against 56). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 92.6% here and 92.9% across Freer ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.3% across Freer 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
With 25.95 full-time-equivalent teachers for 202 students, Freer High School has 7.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 202 students would have about 14.4 teachers, so Freer High School has 11.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Freer High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Benavides Secondary, 22.7 miles away in Benavides 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 | 92.6% |
| White | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 56 |
| Grade 10 | 71 |
| Grade 11 | 29 |
| Grade 12 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
905 S Norton, Freer, TX 78357
Phone: (361)394-6025
Website: freerisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Freer High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides Secondary | Benavides ISD | 22.7 mi | 87 | 5.6 | 89.7% |
| San Diego High School | San Diego ISD | 24.3 mi | 446 | 14.6 | 83.9% |
| Bruni High School | Webb CISD | 33.5 mi | 80 | 6.6 | 87.5% |
| Alice High School | Alice ISD | 35.7 mi | 1,295 | 18.2 | 86.3% |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School | Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | 36.1 mi | 206 | 10.3 | 85% |
| Hebbronville High School | Jim Hogg County ISD | 38.7 mi | 298 | 11.1 | 84.2% |
| Orange Grove High School | Orange Grove ISD | 41.8 mi | 496 | 14.1 | 60.3% |
| Agua Dulce High School | Agua Dulce ISD | 43.6 mi | 243 | 12.2 | 68.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Freer ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Aragon Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 146 |
| Norman M Thomas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 361 |