Kemp High School
Public high school in Kemp, Texas · Kemp ISD · Grades 9–12
Kemp High School serves 566 students in grades 9–12 in Kemp (Kaufman County). It is one of 5 schools in Kemp ISD. By enrollment it is the 834th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.2 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 ÷ 46.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Kemp ISD |
| County | Kaufman County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482532002826 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Kemp ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 566 | 1,987 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 12.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.3% | 73.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% 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.
Kemp High School in context
Size
Kemp High School is the only high school in Kemp ISD. Its 566 students are 28.5% of the district's 1,987. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13.2 miles away and have a median of 452 students, so Kemp 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 10 with 174 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 104, against an average of 142 per grade. This year grade 12 has 32% fewer students than grade 9 (104 against 153). 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 52.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Kemp ISD (48.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 41.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 73.8% across Kemp 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
Kemp High School has 46.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 566 students would have about 40.4 teachers, so Kemp High School has 6.1 more.
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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Mabank High School, 7.9 miles away in Mabank ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 52.3% |
| Hispanic | 41.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| Black | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 153 |
| Grade 10 | 174 |
| Grade 11 | 135 |
| Grade 12 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
220 State Hwy 274, Kemp, TX 75143
Phone: (903)498-1401
Website: kempisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kemp High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mabank High School | Mabank ISD | 7.9 mi | 1,173 | 13.7 | 61% |
| Scurry-Rosser High School | Scurry-Rosser ISD | 10.7 mi | 347 | 12.3 | 37.2% |
| Gary W Campbell High School | Kaufman ISD | 10.8 mi | 13 | 2.2 | 76.9% |
| Kaufman High School | Kaufman ISD | 10.8 mi | 1,294 | 14.5 | 67.2% |
| Eustace High School | Eustace ISD | 15.6 mi | 478 | 11 | 51.3% |
| Crandall High School | Crandall ISD | 18.8 mi | 1,999 | 15.6 | 55% |
| Rice High School | Rice ISD | 20.5 mi | 340 | 13.8 | 56.2% |
| Malakoff High School | Malakoff ISD | 20.9 mi | 426 | 11.7 | 60.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kemp ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemp Intermediate School | Elementary | 2–3 | 307 |
| Kemp Intermediate West | Elementary | 4–5 | 296 |
| Kemp Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 439 |
| Kemp Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 371 |