Itasca High School
Public high school in Itasca, Texas · Itasca ISD · Grades 9–12
Itasca High School serves 210 students in grades 9–12 in Itasca (Hill County). It is one of 3 schools in Itasca ISD. By enrollment it is the 1332nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.1 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 ÷ 22.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Itasca ISD |
| County | Hill County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482448002743 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Itasca ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 210 | 638 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.1 | 10.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.2% | 69.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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.
Itasca High School in context
Size
Itasca High School is the only high school in Itasca ISD. Its 210 students are 32.9% of the district's 638. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 14.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 394; Itasca 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 10 with 61 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 45, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% fewer students than grade 9 (46 against 58). 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: 49% here and 56.1% across Itasca ISD. White students are next, at 41.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.6% across Itasca ISD 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 22.98 full-time-equivalent teachers for 210 students, Itasca High School has 9.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 210 students would have about 15 teachers, so Itasca High School has 8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Itasca 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 Grandview High School, 6.9 miles away in Grandview ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 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
| Hispanic | 49% |
| White | 41.4% |
| Black | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 58 |
| Grade 10 | 61 |
| Grade 11 | 45 |
| Grade 12 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
123 N College, Itasca, TX 76055
Phone: (254)687-2922
Website: itascaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Itasca High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview High School | Grandview ISD | 6.9 mi | 414 | 9.3 | 32.4% |
| Hillsboro High School | Hillsboro ISD | 12.6 mi | 616 | 13.4 | 70.5% |
| Maypearl High School | Maypearl ISD | 12.7 mi | 373 | 11.6 | 29% |
| Rio Vista High School | Rio Vista ISD | 14.2 mi | 296 | 13.1 | 55.1% |
| Italy High School | Italy ISD | 15.6 mi | 283 | 10.9 | 44.2% |
| Alvarado High School | Alvarado ISD | 16.0 mi | 1,163 | 16.3 | 61% |
| Whitney High School | Whitney ISD | 17.2 mi | 437 | 10.9 | 59.3% |
| Clearfork Academy South | University of Texas University Charter School | 17.2 mi | 31 | – | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Itasca ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 276 |
| Itasca Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 151 |