Junction High School
Public high school in Junction, Texas · Junction ISD · Grades 9–12
Junction High School serves 177 students in grades 9–12 in Junction (Kimble County). It is one of 3 schools in Junction ISD. By enrollment it is the 1396th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.5 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 ÷ 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Junction ISD |
| County | Kimble County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482502002796 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Junction ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 177 | 589 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.5 | 11.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61% | 61.8% | 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.
Junction High School in context
Size
Junction High School is the only high school in Junction ISD. Its 177 students are 30.1% of the district's 589. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 45.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 232; Junction 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 11 with 50 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 34, against an average of 44 per grade. This year grade 12 has 32% more students than grade 9 (45 against 34). 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: 59.3% here and 56.7% across Junction ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 36.7%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.8% across Junction 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 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 177 students, Junction High School has 9.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 177 students would have about 12.6 teachers, so Junction High School has 6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Junction High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Menard High School, 29.4 miles away in Menard 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 | 59.3% |
| Hispanic | 36.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Black | 0.6% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 34 |
| Grade 10 | 48 |
| Grade 11 | 50 |
| Grade 12 | 45 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1700 College St, Junction, TX 76849
Phone: (325)446-3326
Website: junctionisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Junction High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menard High School | Menard ISD | 29.4 mi | 82 | 6.6 | 50% |
| Harper High School | Harper ISD | 34.4 mi | 171 | 8.8 | 29.2% |
| Mason High School | Mason ISD | 36.4 mi | 192 | 7.9 | 41.1% |
| Ingram Tom Moore High School | Ingram ISD | 42.4 mi | 439 | 12.8 | 59% |
| Hill Country High School | Kerrville ISD | 48.8 mi | 43 | 10.8 | 76.7% |
| Brady High School | Brady ISD | 50.1 mi | 271 | 9.7 | 59.8% |
| Tivy High School | Kerrville ISD | 50.6 mi | 1,363 | 15 | 44.5% |
| Sonora Secondary School | Sonora ISD | 51.4 mi | 278 | 8.5 | 42.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Junction ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 294 |
| Junction Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 118 |