Kilgore High School
Public high school in Kilgore, Texas · Kilgore ISD · Grades 9–12
Kilgore High School serves 1,167 students in grades 9–12 in Kilgore (Gregg County). It is one of 5 schools in Kilgore ISD. By enrollment it is the 535th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 81.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Kilgore ISD |
| County | Gregg County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482562002858 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Kilgore ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,167 | 3,660 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.7% | 71.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Kilgore High School in context
Size
Kilgore High School is the only high school in Kilgore ISD. Its 1,167 students are 31.9% of the district's 3,660. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 9.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 204; Kilgore 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 11 with 298 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 289, against an average of 292 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 290 in grade 9 and 289 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 42.8% here and 41.2% across Kilgore ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 39%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.8% across Kilgore 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 81.16 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,167 students, Kilgore High School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,167 students would have about 83.4 teachers, so Kilgore High School has 2.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Kilgore High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other high school is Sabine High School, 5.9 miles away in Sabine 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 | 42.8% |
| Hispanic | 39% |
| Black | 12.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 290 |
| Grade 10 | 290 |
| Grade 11 | 298 |
| Grade 12 | 289 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
711 N Longview St, Kilgore, TX 75662
Phone: (903)988-3901
Website: kisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kilgore High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine High School | Sabine ISD | 5.9 mi | 456 | 11.5 | 42.8% |
| Leveretts Chapel High School | Leveretts Chapel ISD | 6.3 mi | 72 | 8.3 | 58.3% |
| Billy Moore | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 7.5 mi | 140 | 21.4 | – |
| White Oak High School | White Oak ISD | 9.6 mi | 406 | 9.9 | 36% |
| Pine Tree High School | Pine Tree ISD | 10.0 mi | 1,257 | 13.7 | 58.6% |
| Overton High School | Overton ISD | 10.1 mi | 267 | 11.8 | 59.2% |
| Premier H S - Longview | Premier High Schools | 10.3 mi | 43 | 14.3 | 65.1% |
| Texasworks - Longview | Texas Works | 10.3 mi | 15 | 15 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kilgore ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Elementary School | Elementary | 2–3 | 501 |
| Kilgore Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 531 |
| Kilgore Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 840 |
| Kilgore Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 621 |