Friona High School
Public high school in Friona, Texas · Friona ISD · Grades 9–12
Friona High School serves 291 students in grades 9–12 in Friona (Parmer County). It is one of 4 schools in Friona ISD. By enrollment it is the 1185th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.4 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 ÷ 34.65 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Friona ISD |
| County | Parmer County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481998001953 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Friona ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 291 | 1,016 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.4 | 11.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.1% | 77.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Friona High School in context
Size
Friona High School is the only high school in Friona ISD. Its 291 students are 28.6% of the district's 1,016. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 26.8 miles away and have a median of 193 students, so Friona 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 10 with 83 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 67, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% more students than grade 9 (74 against 67). 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 86.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Friona ISD (91.2%). White students are next, at 12.4%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.2% across Friona 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
Friona High School has 34.65 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 291 students would have about 20.8 teachers, so Friona High School has 13.8 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 Bovina High School, 12.5 miles away in Bovina 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 | 86.9% |
| White | 12.4% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 67 |
| Grade 10 | 83 |
| Grade 11 | 67 |
| Grade 12 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
810 Chieftain Way, Friona, TX 79035
Phone: (806)250-3951
Website: frionaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Friona High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovina High School | Bovina ISD | 12.5 mi | 128 | 7 | 83.6% |
| Hereford High School | Hereford ISD | 23.0 mi | 1,182 | 15.1 | 73.7% |
| Dimmitt High School | Dimmitt ISD | 23.7 mi | 324 | 10.6 | 77.2% |
| Farwell High School | Farwell ISD | 24.8 mi | 189 | 8.2 | 58.7% |
| Muleshoe High School | Muleshoe ISD | 28.7 mi | 341 | 9.7 | 83.6% |
| Sudan High School | Sudan ISD | 41.3 mi | 180 | 8.4 | 37.2% |
| Vega High School | Vega ISD | 45.8 mi | 108 | 6.8 | – |
| Olton High School | Olton ISD | 46.2 mi | 197 | 10 | 64.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Friona ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friona Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 283 |
| Friona Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 225 |
| Friona Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 217 |