Grand Saline High School
Public high school in Grand Saline, Texas · Grand Saline ISD · Grades 9–12
Grand Saline High School serves 363 students in grades 9–12 in Grand Saline (Van Zandt County). It is one of 5 schools in Grand Saline ISD. By enrollment it is the 1069th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.7 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 ÷ 31.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Grand Saline ISD |
| County | Van Zandt County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482145002166 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Grand Saline ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 363 | 1,211 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.7 | 13 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.3% | 51.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
Grand Saline High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Grand Saline ISD, Grand Saline High School is the largest, with 30% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 463; Grand Saline High School is smaller 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 106 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 74, against an average of 91 per grade. This year grade 12 has 30% fewer students than grade 9 (74 against 106). 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: 68% here and 68.5% across Grand Saline ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 28.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Grand Saline 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
With 31.08 full-time-equivalent teachers for 363 students, Grand Saline High School has 11.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 363 students would have about 25.9 teachers, so Grand Saline High School has 5.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Grand Saline High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 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
| White | 68% |
| Hispanic | 28.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 106 |
| Grade 10 | 91 |
| Grade 11 | 92 |
| Grade 12 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 Stadium Dr., Grand Saline, TX 75140
Phone: (903)962-7533
Website: grandsalineisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Grand Saline High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center | Grand Saline ISD | 0.8 mi | 12 | 24 | – |
| Fruitvale High School | Fruitvale ISD | 5.1 mi | 99 | 10 | 48.5% |
| Alba-Golden High School | Alba-Golden ISD | 8.9 mi | 433 | 11.7 | 56.8% |
| Edgewood High School | Edgewood ISD | 9.3 mi | 281 | 8.8 | 39.9% |
| Van High School | Van ISD | 11.2 mi | 768 | 14.9 | 54.8% |
| Mineola High School | Mineola ISD | 12.5 mi | 492 | 9.4 | 51% |
| Canton High School | Canton ISD | 14.0 mi | 650 | 11.5 | 35.7% |
| Rains High School | Rains ISD | 14.7 mi | 531 | 13.2 | 55.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Grand Saline ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Saline Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 299 |
| Grand Saline Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 244 |
| Grand Saline Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 293 |
| Van Zandt County Youth Multi-Service Center | High | 7–12 | 12 |