John F Kennedy High School
Public high school in San Antonio, Texas · Edgewood ISD · Grades 9–12
John F Kennedy High School serves 998 students in grades 9–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 22 schools in Edgewood ISD. By enrollment it is the 590th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 63.41 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Edgewood ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481815001624 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edgewood ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 998 | 7,849 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 15.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.5% | 93.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 66% 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.
John F Kennedy High School in context
Size
John F Kennedy High School is the largest of Edgewood ISD's 6 high schools; its 998 students are 12.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 150; John F Kennedy High School is larger 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 298 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 194, against an average of 250 per grade. This year grade 12 has 35% fewer students than grade 9 (194 against 298). 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: 96.8% here and 96.4% across Edgewood ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 93.7% across Edgewood 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 63.41 full-time-equivalent teachers for 998 students, John F Kennedy High School has 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 998 students would have about 71.3 teachers, so John F Kennedy High School has 7.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
John F Kennedy High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. Learn4life (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 79 other high schools, 29 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 | 96.8% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| White | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 298 |
| Grade 10 | 289 |
| Grade 11 | 217 |
| Grade 12 | 194 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1922 S General McMullen Dr., San Antonio, TX 78226
Phone: (210)898-4100
Website: eisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: John F Kennedy High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learn4life | Edgewood ISD | 0.0 mi | 224 | – | 96.4% |
| DAEP | San Antonio ISD | 1.6 mi | 75 | 3.9 | 93.3% |
| Texans Can Academy - San Antonio | Texans Can Academies | 1.7 mi | 72 | 18.2 | 87.5% |
| Alternative Center | Edgewood ISD | 1.9 mi | 27 | 5.4 | 100% |
| STEAM at the Fine Arts Academy | Edgewood ISD | 1.9 mi | 240 | 11 | 90.4% |
| Burleson Center | Edgewood ISD | 2.2 mi | 37 | 37 | 81.1% |
| IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.8 mi | 743 | 17.8 | 83.7% |
| Burbank High School | San Antonio ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,405 | 16.7 | 88.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Edgewood ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alonso S Perales Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 469 |
| Alternative Center | High | 6–11 | 27 |
| Brentwood Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 602 |
| Burleson Center | High | 12 | 37 |
| Cardenas Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 264 |
| Gardendale Pre-K 4 Sa Early Learning | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 246 |
| Gus Garcia Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 684 |
| H B Gonzalez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 434 |
| L B Johnson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 317 |
| Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls | Elementary | K–8 | 354 |
| Learn4life | High | 9–12 | 224 |
| Loma Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 587 |
| Memorial High School | High | 9–12 | 846 |
| Pre-K 4 San Antonio | Pre-K | Pre-K | 27 |
| Roosevelt Dual Language Academy | Elementary | K–3 | 282 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Elementary | 4–5 | 155 |
| Roy Cisneros Elementary School | Elementary | K–8 | 195 |
| Stafford Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 255 |
| Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts | Elementary | K–4 | 503 |
| Stafford Elementary School | Middle | 5 | 102 |
| STEAM at the Fine Arts Academy | High | 9–12 | 240 |