H M King High School
Public high school in Kingsville, Texas · Kingsville ISD · Grades 9–12
H M King High School serves 918 students in grades 9–12 in Kingsville (Kleberg County). It is one of 5 schools in Kingsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 625th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 60.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Kingsville ISD |
| County | Kleberg County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482568002887 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Kingsville ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 918 | 2,534 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 14.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.7% | 83.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 62% 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.
H M King High School in context
Size
H M King High School is the only high school in Kingsville ISD. Its 918 students are 36.2% of the district's 2,534. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 18.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 317; H M King 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 265 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 202, against an average of 230 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% fewer students than grade 9 (202 against 265). 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 Hispanic students: 87.6% here and 87.4% across Kingsville ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
74.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.9% across Kingsville 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 60.18 full-time-equivalent teachers for 918 students, H M King High School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 918 students would have about 65.6 teachers, so H M King High School has 5.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
H M King High School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other high school is Santa Gertrudis Academy High School, 2.5 miles away in Santa Gertrudis ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 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
| Hispanic | 87.6% |
| White | 8.1% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 265 |
| Grade 10 | 227 |
| Grade 11 | 224 |
| Grade 12 | 202 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2210 S Brahma Blvd, Kingsville, TX 78363
Phone: (361)595-8600
Website: kingsvilleisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: H M King High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Gertrudis Academy High School | Santa Gertrudis ISD | 2.5 mi | 393 | 15.5 | 41.2% |
| Bishop High School | Bishop CISD | 7.1 mi | 533 | 14.1 | 54% |
| Kaufer High School | Riviera ISD | 13.9 mi | 181 | 10.1 | 59.1% |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School | Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | 17.7 mi | 206 | 10.3 | 85% |
| Premont Collegiate High School | Premont ISD | 19.6 mi | 387 | 12.9 | 91% |
| Agua Dulce High School | Agua Dulce ISD | 20.4 mi | 243 | 12.2 | 68.3% |
| Alice High School | Alice ISD | 21.6 mi | 1,295 | 18.2 | 86.3% |
| Banquete High School | Banquete ISD | 21.9 mi | 247 | 9.5 | 93.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kingsville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillett Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 455 |
| Harrel Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 311 |
| Harvey Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 486 |
| Perez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 364 |