Harlingen H S - South
Public high school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades 9–12
Harlingen H S - South serves 2,019 students in grades 9–12 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 324th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 143.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Harlingen CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482253006267 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harlingen CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,019 | 16,471 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70.9% | 76.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Harlingen H S - South in context
Size
Harlingen H S - South is the 2nd largest of Harlingen CISD's 5 high schools; its 2,019 students are 12.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 206; Harlingen H S - South 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 10 with 552 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 469, against an average of 505 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 494 in grade 9 and 469 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 95.7% here and 94.6% across Harlingen CISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
70.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.7% across Harlingen CISD 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 143.66 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,019 students, Harlingen H S - South has 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,019 students would have about 144.2 teachers, so Harlingen H S - South 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
Harlingen H S - South is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other high school is Secondary Alternative Center, 2.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 13 other high schools, 10 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 | 95.7% |
| White | 3.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 494 |
| Grade 10 | 552 |
| Grade 11 | 504 |
| Grade 12 | 469 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1701 Dixieland Rd, Harlingen, TX 78552
Phone: (956)427-3800
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harlingen H S - South. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary Alternative Center | Harlingen CISD | 2.6 mi | 59 | 11.3 | 91.5% |
| Harlingen High School | Harlingen CISD | 3.1 mi | 2,433 | 14.5 | 77.8% |
| Rgv Youth Recovery Home | San Benito CISD | 3.4 mi | 12 | 2.6 | 58.3% |
| Harlingen Collegiate High School | Harlingen CISD | 3.5 mi | 353 | 15.5 | 54.7% |
| Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp | San Benito CISD | 4.0 mi | 15 | 3.1 | 73.3% |
| Hester Juvenile Detent | San Benito CISD | 4.0 mi | 40 | 11.6 | 67.5% |
| Harlingen School of Health Professions | Harlingen CISD | 4.0 mi | 448 | 12.5 | 56% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Benito | IDEA Public Schools | 4.2 mi | 780 | 16.6 | 82.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.