Garza County Rjc
Public high school in Post, Texas · Paint Rock ISD · Grades 7–12
Garza County Rjc serves 23 students in grades 7–12 in Post (Garza County). It is one of 5 schools in Paint Rock ISD. By enrollment it is the 1837th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 5 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 ÷ 4.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Paint Rock ISD |
| County | Garza County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 483398022960 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Paint Rock ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 23 | 299 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 5 | 8.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 77.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% 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.
Garza County Rjc in context
Size
Garza County Rjc is the largest of Paint Rock ISD's 2 high schools; its 23 students are 7.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 32.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 338; Garza County Rjc is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 13 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 5 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 1 in grade 7 and 1 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 52.2% here and 45.8% across Paint Rock ISD. Black students are next, at 21.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
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 4.59 full-time-equivalent teachers for 23 students, Garza County Rjc has 5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 23 students would have about 1.6 teachers, so Garza County Rjc has 3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Garza County Rjc 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 Post High School, 1.2 miles away in Post ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 1 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 | 52.2% |
| Black | 21.7% |
| White | 13% |
| Two or more races | 8.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4.3% |
0% of students are girls and 100% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 13 |
| Grade 10 | 6 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
800 N Ave F, Post, TX 79356
Phone: (325)732-4314
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Garza County Rjc. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post High School | Post ISD | 1.2 mi | 233 | 10.4 | 65.2% |
| Slaton High School | Slaton ISD | 23.3 mi | 359 | 10.7 | 67.4% |
| Tahoka High School | Tahoka ISD | 25.3 mi | 183 | 9 | 65.6% |
| Roosevelt High School | Roosevelt ISD | 31.7 mi | 332 | 8.9 | 76.8% |
| Lubbock-Cooper High School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 32.4 mi | 1,856 | 11.5 | 27.4% |
| New Home School | New Home ISD | 32.5 mi | 343 | 13.5 | 7.9% |
| Ralls High School | Ralls ISD | 33.3 mi | 113 | 7.2 | 78.8% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 35.7 mi | 571 | 9.9 | 17.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Paint Rock ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosaic Academy | Other | 1–11 | 29 |
| Paint Rock Frontier Academy | Other | 2–12 | 11 |
| Paint Rock Panther Academy | High | 7–12 | 23 |
| Paint Rock School | Other | Pre-K–12 | 213 |