Harlingen School of Health Professions
Public high school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades 8–12
Harlingen School of Health Professions serves 448 students in grades 8–12 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 969th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| District | Harlingen CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482253013014 |
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 | 448 | 16,471 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 14.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56% | 76.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 37% 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 School of Health Professions in context
Size
Of the 5 high schools in Harlingen CISD, Harlingen School of Health Professions is the 3rd largest, with 2.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 499; Harlingen School of Health Professions 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 9 with 120 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 62, against an average of 90 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% more students than grade 8 (75 against 62). 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: 93.1% here and 94.6% across Harlingen CISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56% 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 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers for 448 students, Harlingen School of Health Professions has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 448 students would have about 32 teachers, so Harlingen School of Health Professions has 3.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Harlingen School of Health Professions is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other high school is Harlingen High School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 13 other high schools, 9 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 | 93.1% |
| White | 4.5% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
67.9% of students are girls and 32.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 62 |
| Grade 9 | 120 |
| Grade 10 | 110 |
| Grade 11 | 81 |
| Grade 12 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2302 N 21st St, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956)430-4078
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harlingen School of Health Professions. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen High School | Harlingen CISD | 0.9 mi | 2,433 | 14.5 | 77.8% |
| Secondary Alternative Center | Harlingen CISD | 2.9 mi | 59 | 11.3 | 91.5% |
| Harlingen Collegiate High School | Harlingen CISD | 3.3 mi | 353 | 15.5 | 54.7% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Benito | IDEA Public Schools | 3.7 mi | 780 | 16.6 | 82.4% |
| Amador R Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp | San Benito CISD | 3.7 mi | 15 | 3.1 | 73.3% |
| Hester Juvenile Detent | San Benito CISD | 3.7 mi | 40 | 11.6 | 67.5% |
| Harlingen H S - South | Harlingen CISD | 4.0 mi | 2,019 | 14.1 | 70.9% |
| San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy | San Benito CISD | 4.1 mi | 645 | 12.7 | 82.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.