Harper High School
Public high school in Harper, Texas · Harper ISD · Grades 9–12
Harper High School serves 171 students in grades 9–12 in Harper (Gillespie County). It is one of 3 schools in Harper ISD. By enrollment it is the 1409th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.8 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 ÷ 19.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Harper ISD |
| County | Gillespie County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482259002296 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harper ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 171 | 591 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.8 | 11.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 29.2% | 40.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
Harper High School in context
Size
Harper High School is the only high school in Harper ISD. Its 171 students are 28.9% of the district's 591. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 21.9 miles away and have a median of 281 students, so Harper 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 48 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 38, against an average of 43 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 48 in grade 9 and 44 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 81.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Harper ISD (75.1%). Hispanic students are next, at 14.6%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
29.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 40.4% across Harper ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Harper High School has 19.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 171 students would have about 12.2 teachers, so Harper High School has 7.2 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 Ingram Tom Moore High School, 15.6 miles away in Ingram 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 | 81.9% |
| Hispanic | 14.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Black | 1.2% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 48 |
| Grade 10 | 41 |
| Grade 11 | 38 |
| Grade 12 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
23122 W Hwy 290, Harper, TX 78631
Phone: (830)864-4044
Website: harperisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harper High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingram Tom Moore High School | Ingram ISD | 15.6 mi | 439 | 12.8 | 59% |
| Hill Country High School | Kerrville ISD | 18.2 mi | 43 | 10.8 | 76.7% |
| Tivy High School | Kerrville ISD | 19.9 mi | 1,363 | 15 | 44.5% |
| Fredericksburg High School | Fredericksburg ISD | 21.8 mi | 1,031 | 13.3 | 51.2% |
| Gillespie County High School | Fredericksburg ISD | 21.9 mi | 19 | 19 | 57.9% |
| Center Point High School | Center Point ISD | 27.8 mi | 163 | 9.4 | 59.5% |
| Comfort High School | Comfort ISD | 29.4 mi | 369 | 11.8 | 43.6% |
| Mason High School | Mason ISD | 30.6 mi | 192 | 7.9 | 41.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Harper ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 223 |
| Harper Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 197 |