Gainesville High School
Public high school in Gainesville, Texas · Gainesville ISD · Grades 9–12
Gainesville High School serves 876 students in grades 9–12 in Gainesville (Cooke County). It is one of 5 schools in Gainesville ISD. By enrollment it is the 647th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Gainesville ISD |
| County | Cooke County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482022001975 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Gainesville ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 876 | 3,111 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 17 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.1% | 66.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 71% 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.
Gainesville High School in context
Size
Gainesville High School is the only high school in Gainesville ISD. Its 876 students are 28.2% of the district's 3,111. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 11.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 279; Gainesville 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 9 with 242 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 185, against an average of 219 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% fewer students than grade 9 (185 against 242). 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: 62.1% here and 63.2% across Gainesville ISD. White students are next, at 26.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.3% across Gainesville 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 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 876 students, Gainesville High School has 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 876 students would have about 62.6 teachers, so Gainesville High School has 8.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Gainesville High School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Lone Star H S North (Tjjd), 4.3 miles away in Lone Star School District. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 62.1% |
| White | 26.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Black | 4.6% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 242 |
| Grade 10 | 235 |
| Grade 11 | 214 |
| Grade 12 | 185 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2201 S I-35, Gainesville, TX 76240
Phone: (940)665-5528
Website: gainesvilleisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gainesville High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star H S North (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 4.3 mi | 162 | – | – |
| Lindsay High School | Lindsay ISD | 4.4 mi | 239 | 12.2 | 10% |
| Valley View High School | Valley View ISD | 8.5 mi | 257 | 10 | 24.1% |
| Callisburg High School | Callisburg ISD | 10.9 mi | 327 | 10 | 33.9% |
| Muenster High School | Muenster ISD | 12.7 mi | 259 | 10.6 | 15.4% |
| Whitesboro High School | Whitesboro ISD | 14.3 mi | 508 | 12.5 | 57.5% |
| Collinsville High School | Collinsville ISD | 15.1 mi | 298 | 11.1 | 43.6% |
| Sanger High School | Sanger ISD | 16.2 mi | 827 | 13.7 | 37.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Gainesville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 630 |
| Gainesville Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 480 |
| Gainesville Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 422 |
| W E Chalmers Elementary School | Elementary | 2–4 | 703 |