Goldthwaite High School
Public high school in Goldthwaite, Texas · Goldthwaite ISD · Grades 9–12
Goldthwaite High School serves 168 students in grades 9–12 in Goldthwaite (Mills County). It is one of 3 schools in Goldthwaite ISD. By enrollment it is the 1416th 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 ÷ 21.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Goldthwaite ISD |
| County | Mills County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482100002094 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Goldthwaite ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 168 | 516 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7.8 | 8.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.6% | 50.4% | 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.
Goldthwaite High School in context
Size
Goldthwaite High School is the only high school in Goldthwaite ISD. Its 168 students are 32.6% of the district's 516. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 28.9 miles away and have a median of 90 students, so Goldthwaite 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 12 with 54 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 34, against an average of 42 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% more students than grade 9 (54 against 43). 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 65.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Goldthwaite ISD (64%). Hispanic students are next, at 30.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Goldthwaite 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
Goldthwaite High School has 21.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 168 students would have about 12 teachers, so Goldthwaite High School has 9.5 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 San Saba High School, 19.9 miles away in San Saba 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 | 65.5% |
| Hispanic | 30.4% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 43 |
| Grade 10 | 37 |
| Grade 11 | 34 |
| Grade 12 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1509 Hannah Valley Rd, Goldthwaite, TX 76844
Phone: (325)648-3081
Website: goldisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Goldthwaite High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Saba High School | San Saba ISD | 19.9 mi | 217 | 9.6 | 73.7% |
| Evant High School | Evant ISD | 25.2 mi | 98 | 7.6 | 71.4% |
| Brownwood Accelerated High School | Brownwood ISD | 28.4 mi | 17 | 6 | 52.9% |
| Brownwood High School | Brownwood ISD | 28.7 mi | 935 | 13.6 | 47.3% |
| Early High School | Early ISD | 29.0 mi | 365 | 11.5 | 35.9% |
| Premier H S of Comanche/Early | Premier High Schools | 29.5 mi | 65 | 21.7 | 78.5% |
| Lone Star H S West (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 30.8 mi | 82 | – | – |
| The Oaks | Brookesmith ISD | 31.0 mi | 33 | 6.6 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Goldthwaite ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldthwaite Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 237 |
| Goldthwaite Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 111 |