Hill Country High School
Public high school in Kerrville, Texas · Kerrville ISD · Grades 10–12
Hill Country High School serves 43 students in grades 10–12 in Kerrville (Kerr County). It is one of 8 schools in Kerrville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1761st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.8 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 ÷ 4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| District | Kerrville ISD |
| County | Kerr County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482559004892 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Kerrville ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 43 | 4,600 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.7% | 55.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Hill Country High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Kerrville ISD, Hill Country High School is the smallest, with 0.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.3 miles away and have a median of 404 students, so Hill Country High School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 12 with 29 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 1, against an average of 14 per grade. This year grade 12 has 2,800% more students than grade 10 (29 against 1). 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 53.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Kerrville ISD (46.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 37.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.4% across Kerrville 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
Hill Country High School has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 43 students would have about 3.1 teachers, so Hill Country High School 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
NCES classifies its location as town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Tivy High School, 1.8 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 53.5% |
| Hispanic | 37.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| Black | 2.3% |
53.5% of students are girls and 46.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 10 | 1 |
| Grade 11 | 13 |
| Grade 12 | 29 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1200 Sidney Baker St, Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone: (830)257-2232
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hill Country High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tivy High School | Kerrville ISD | 1.8 mi | 1,363 | 15 | 44.5% |
| Ingram Tom Moore High School | Ingram ISD | 7.3 mi | 439 | 12.8 | 59% |
| Center Point High School | Center Point ISD | 9.8 mi | 163 | 9.4 | 59.5% |
| Comfort High School | Comfort ISD | 14.3 mi | 369 | 11.8 | 43.6% |
| Harper High School | Harper ISD | 18.2 mi | 171 | 8.8 | 29.2% |
| Fredericksburg High School | Fredericksburg ISD | 20.6 mi | 1,031 | 13.3 | 51.2% |
| Gillespie County High School | Fredericksburg ISD | 20.7 mi | 19 | 19 | 57.9% |
| Bandera High School | Bandera ISD | 22.7 mi | 664 | 14.5 | 41.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kerrville ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniels Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 516 |
| Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 198 |
| Fred H Tally Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 525 |
| Nimitz Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 520 |
| Peterson Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,001 |
| Starkey Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 434 |
| Tivy High School | High | 9–12 | 1,363 |