Garrison High School
Public high school in Garrison, Texas · Garrison ISD · Grades 9–12
Garrison High School serves 221 students in grades 9–12 in Garrison (Nacogdoches County). It is one of 3 schools in Garrison ISD. By enrollment it is the 1300th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.6 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 ÷ 23.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Garrison ISD |
| County | Nacogdoches County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482040002056 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Garrison ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 221 | 736 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57% | 60.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Garrison High School in context
Size
Garrison High School is the only high school in Garrison ISD. Its 221 students are 30% of the district's 736. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 16.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 274; Garrison High School is close to their typical size.
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 62 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 49, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 9 (51 against 59). 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 65.2% across Garrison ISD. Black students are next, at 18.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.7% across Garrison ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 23.08 full-time-equivalent teachers for 221 students, Garrison High School has 9.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 221 students would have about 15.8 teachers, so Garrison High School has 7.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Garrison 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 Mt Enterprise High School, 13.2 miles away in Mount Enterprise 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% |
| Black | 18.6% |
| Hispanic | 14.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
44.8% of students are girls and 55.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 59 |
| Grade 10 | 49 |
| Grade 11 | 62 |
| Grade 12 | 51 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
459 N Us Hwy 59, Garrison, TX 75946
Phone: (936)347-7030
Website: garrisonisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garrison High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Enterprise High School | Mount Enterprise ISD | 13.2 mi | 249 | 10.2 | 55% |
| Central Heights High School | Central Heights ISD | 14.0 mi | 333 | 11.5 | 23.1% |
| Nacogdoches High School | Nacogdoches ISD | 14.9 mi | 1,755 | 14.4 | 73.7% |
| Margie Chumbley Academy for Success | Nacogdoches ISD | 15.3 mi | 67 | 4.5 | 76.1% |
| Center High School | Center ISD | 17.1 mi | 662 | 13.1 | 74.8% |
| Roughrider Academy | Center ISD | 17.1 mi | 43 | 11.2 | 60.5% |
| Cushing School | Cushing ISD | 20.3 mi | 298 | 11.3 | 67.4% |
| Panola Cs | Panola Charter School | 22.4 mi | 32 | 32 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Garrison ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 346 |
| Garrison Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 166 |