Hamilton High School
Public high school in Hamilton, Texas · Hamilton ISD · Grades 9–12
Hamilton High School serves 247 students in grades 9–12 in Hamilton (Hamilton County). It is one of 3 schools in Hamilton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1250th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.1 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 ÷ 27.19 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Hamilton ISD |
| County | Hamilton County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482223002232 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hamilton ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 247 | 823 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.1 | 10.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53% | 57% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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.
Hamilton High School in context
Size
Hamilton High School is the only high school in Hamilton ISD. Its 247 students are 30% of the district's 823. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 30.5 miles away and have a median of 268 students, so Hamilton High School is close to their typical size.
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 10 with 69 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 46, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than grade 9 (46 against 63). 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 77.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Hamilton ISD (73.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 21.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57% across Hamilton 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
Hamilton High School has 27.19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 247 students would have about 17.6 teachers, so Hamilton High School has 9.6 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 Evant High School, 15.6 miles away in Evant 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 | 77.7% |
| Hispanic | 21.1% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 63 |
| Grade 10 | 69 |
| Grade 11 | 69 |
| Grade 12 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
610 S College, Hamilton, TX 76531
Phone: (254)386-8167
Website: hamiltonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hamilton High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evant High School | Evant ISD | 15.6 mi | 98 | 7.6 | 71.4% |
| Hico High School | Hico ISD | 21.3 mi | 324 | 11.3 | 46.3% |
| Dublin High School | Dublin ISD | 29.2 mi | 486 | 11.8 | 80.5% |
| Gatesville High School | Gatesville ISD | 30.0 mi | 782 | 11.7 | 40% |
| Comanche High School | Comanche ISD | 31.1 mi | 375 | 10.9 | 46.7% |
| Goldthwaite High School | Goldthwaite ISD | 31.4 mi | 168 | 7.8 | 44.6% |
| Meridian High School | Meridian ISD | 32.1 mi | 212 | 8.5 | 72.2% |
| Three Way JH/HS | Three Way ISD | 32.1 mi | 76 | 7.7 | 67.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hamilton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Whitney Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 382 |
| Hamilton Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 194 |