Idalou High School
Public high school in Idalou, Texas · Idalou ISD · Grades 9–12
Idalou High School serves 297 students in grades 9–12 in Idalou (Lubbock County). It is one of 3 schools in Idalou ISD. By enrollment it is the 1178th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.4 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 ÷ 31.62 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Idalou ISD |
| County | Lubbock County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482412002688 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Idalou ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 297 | 995 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.4 | 11.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 22.2% | 28.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Idalou High School in context
Size
Idalou High School is the only high school in Idalou ISD. Its 297 students are 29.8% of the district's 995. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 280; Idalou 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 88 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 63, against an average of 74 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% fewer students than grade 9 (68 against 78). 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 White students: 56.9% here and 59.6% across Idalou ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 40.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
22.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.5% across Idalou 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
With 31.62 full-time-equivalent teachers for 297 students, Idalou High School has 9.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 297 students would have about 21.2 teachers, so Idalou High School has 10.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Idalou High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Roosevelt High School, 5.5 miles away in Roosevelt ISD. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 56.9% |
| Hispanic | 40.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.3% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 78 |
| Grade 10 | 88 |
| Grade 11 | 63 |
| Grade 12 | 68 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
601 S Walnut, Idalou, TX 79329
Phone: (806)892-1900
Website: idalouisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Idalou High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt High School | Roosevelt ISD | 5.5 mi | 332 | 8.9 | 76.8% |
| Estacado High School | Lubbock ISD | 8.7 mi | 787 | 12.1 | 90% |
| Talkington School for Young Women Leaders | Lubbock ISD | 8.9 mi | 450 | 11.5 | 42.4% |
| Priority Intervention Academy | Lubbock ISD | 10.0 mi | 101 | 8.4 | 91.1% |
| New Deal High School | New Deal ISD | 10.3 mi | 228 | 10.3 | 64.9% |
| Lubbock High School | Lubbock ISD | 11.7 mi | 1,927 | 16.2 | 53.8% |
| Dupre Academy High School | Lubbock ISD | 11.8 mi | 140 | 11.3 | 88.6% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock | Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock | 12.3 mi | 133 | 22.8 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Idalou ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idalou Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 412 |
| Idalou Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 286 |