Giddings High School
Public high school in Giddings, Texas · Giddings ISD · Grades 9–12
Giddings High School serves 648 students in grades 9–12 in Giddings (Lee County). It is one of 4 schools in Giddings ISD. By enrollment it is the 782nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.9 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 ÷ 50.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Giddings ISD |
| County | Lee County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482064002075 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Giddings ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 648 | 1,900 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 13.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45.1% | 58.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Giddings High School in context
Size
Giddings High School is the only high school in Giddings ISD. Its 648 students are 34.1% of the district's 1,900. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19.6 miles away and have a median of 287 students, so Giddings 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 172 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 148, against an average of 162 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 172 in grade 9 and 162 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 56.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Giddings ISD (58.2%). White students are next, at 36.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
45.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.9% across Giddings 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
Giddings High School has 50.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 648 students would have about 46.3 teachers, so Giddings High School has 4.1 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 Lone Star H S Southeast (Tjjd), 2.9 miles away in Lone Star School District. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 56.3% |
| White | 36.1% |
| Black | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 172 |
| Grade 10 | 166 |
| Grade 11 | 148 |
| Grade 12 | 162 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2335 N Main, Giddings, TX 78942
Phone: (979)542-3351
Website: giddingsisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Giddings High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star H S Southeast (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 2.9 mi | 128 | – | – |
| Lexington High School | Lexington ISD | 15.3 mi | 336 | 10.2 | 36% |
| Round Top-Carmine High School | Round Top-Carmine ISD | 15.4 mi | 114 | 8.5 | 28.1% |
| McDade High School | McDade ISD | 19.3 mi | 169 | 8.5 | 49.7% |
| Burton High School | Burton ISD | 19.9 mi | 237 | 9.6 | 38.4% |
| Smithville High School | Smithville ISD | 19.9 mi | 543 | 12.7 | 44.4% |
| La Grange High School | La Grange ISD | 21.1 mi | 600 | 11.9 | 47.8% |
| Bastrop High School | Bastrop ISD | 23.5 mi | 1,767 | 16.1 | 49.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Giddings ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giddings Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 585 |
| Giddings Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 278 |
| Giddings Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 389 |