Gillespie County High School
Public high school in Fredericksburg, Texas · Fredericksburg ISD · Grades 10–12
Gillespie County High School serves 19 students in grades 10–12 in Fredericksburg (Gillespie County). It is one of 6 schools in Fredericksburg ISD. By enrollment it is the 1852nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 19 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 ÷ 1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| District | Fredericksburg ISD |
| County | Gillespie County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481984021258 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fredericksburg ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 19 | 3,030 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 19 | 13.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.9% | 61.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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.
Gillespie County High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Fredericksburg ISD, Gillespie County High School is the smallest, with 0.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 21.3 miles away and have a median of 312 students, so Gillespie County High School 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 12 with 12 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 2, against an average of 6 per grade. This year grade 12 has 500% more students than grade 10 (12 against 2). 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
White students are the largest group, at 52.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fredericksburg ISD (44.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 47.4%.
57.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.7% across Fredericksburg 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
Gillespie County High School has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 19 students would have about 1.4 teachers, so Gillespie County High School has about as many as that.
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 town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Fredericksburg High School, 0.2 miles away in the same 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
| White | 52.6% |
| Hispanic | 47.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 10 | 2 |
| Grade 11 | 5 |
| Grade 12 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1110 S Adams, Fredericksburg, TX 78624
Phone: (830)990-4598
Website: fisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gillespie County High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericksburg High School | Fredericksburg ISD | 0.2 mi | 1,031 | 13.3 | 51.2% |
| Comfort High School | Comfort ISD | 18.4 mi | 369 | 11.8 | 43.6% |
| Tivy High School | Kerrville ISD | 20.6 mi | 1,363 | 15 | 44.5% |
| Hill Country High School | Kerrville ISD | 20.7 mi | 43 | 10.8 | 76.7% |
| Harper High School | Harper ISD | 21.9 mi | 171 | 8.8 | 29.2% |
| Center Point High School | Center Point ISD | 23.9 mi | 163 | 9.4 | 59.5% |
| Ingram Tom Moore High School | Ingram ISD | 25.7 mi | 439 | 12.8 | 59% |
| Lyndon B Johnson High School | Johnson City ISD | 27.8 mi | 255 | 11.4 | 24.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Fredericksburg ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericksburg Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 765 |
| Fredericksburg High School | High | 9–12 | 1,031 |
| Fredericksburg Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 622 |
| Fredericksburg Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 487 |
| Stonewall Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 106 |