Garden City High School
Public high school in Garden City, Texas · Glasscock County ISD · Grades 6–12
Garden City High School serves 157 students in grades 6–12 in Garden City (Glasscock County). It is one of 2 schools in Glasscock County ISD. By enrollment it is the 1441st 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 ÷ 20.09 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Glasscock County ISD |
| County | Glasscock County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 482079002086 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Glasscock County ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 157 | 293 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7.8 | 8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 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.
Garden City High School in context
Size
Garden City High School is the only high school in Glasscock County ISD. Its 157 students are 53.6% of the district's 293. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 29.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 388; Garden City 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 11 with 30 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 15, against an average of 22 per grade. This year grade 12 has 53% more students than grade 6 (23 against 15). 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 White students: 62.4% here and 61.4% across Glasscock County ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 36.9%.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 20.09 full-time-equivalent teachers for 157 students, Garden City High School has 7.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 157 students would have about 11.2 teachers, so Garden City High School has 8.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Garden City 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 Forsan High School, 18.3 miles away in Forsan 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 | 62.4% |
| Hispanic | 36.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 15 |
| Grade 7 | 26 |
| Grade 8 | 16 |
| Grade 9 | 23 |
| Grade 10 | 24 |
| Grade 11 | 30 |
| Grade 12 | 23 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
240 W Bearkat Ave, Garden City, TX 79739
Phone: (432)242-1022
Website: gckats.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garden City High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsan High School | Forsan ISD | 18.3 mi | 352 | 11.4 | 42.3% |
| Stanton High School | Stanton ISD | 26.2 mi | 328 | 11.9 | 40.5% |
| Big Spring High School | Big Spring ISD | 26.3 mi | 982 | 12 | 64.2% |
| Greenwood High School | Greenwood ISD | 26.4 mi | 879 | 14.5 | 31.1% |
| Coahoma High School | Coahoma ISD | 31.9 mi | 317 | 13.4 | 24.6% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy | Midland ISD | 34.6 mi | 424 | 19.2 | 38.9% |
| Midland Freshman High School | Midland ISD | 35.3 mi | 845 | 19.3 | 55.9% |
| Viola M Coleman High School | Midland ISD | 35.4 mi | 180 | 13.2 | 62.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Glasscock County ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 136 |