Kingwood High School
Public high school in Kingwood, Texas · Humble ISD · Grades 9–12
Kingwood High School serves 2,877 students in grades 9–12 in Kingwood (Harris County). It is one of 49 schools in Humble ISD. By enrollment it is the 96th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.7 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 ÷ 162.87 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Humble ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482391005502 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Humble ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,877 | 48,502 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.7 | 14.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 16.9% | 50.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% 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.
Kingwood High School in context
Size
Of the 8 high schools in Humble ISD, Kingwood High School is the 4th largest, with 5.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4.4 miles away and have a median of 885 students, so Kingwood 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 765 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 672, against an average of 719 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (684 against 756). 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 62.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Humble ISD (26.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 23.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
16.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Humble ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Kingwood High School has 162.87 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,877 students would have about 205.5 teachers, so Kingwood High School has 42.6 fewer.
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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Kingwood Park High School, 2.1 miles away in the same district. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 12 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 62.5% |
| Hispanic | 23.2% |
| Black | 5.8% |
| Asian | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 756 |
| Grade 10 | 765 |
| Grade 11 | 672 |
| Grade 12 | 684 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2701 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood, TX 77339
Phone: (281)641-6900
Website: humbleisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kingwood High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingwood Park High School | Humble ISD | 2.1 mi | 1,884 | 14.9 | 33.2% |
| Humble Community Learning Center | Humble ISD | 3.4 mi | 152 | 5.9 | 71.7% |
| West Fork High School | New Caney ISD | 3.9 mi | 1,279 | 13.8 | 60.4% |
| Infinity Early College High School | New Caney ISD | 4.1 mi | 358 | 17.8 | 66.5% |
| Atascocita High School | Humble ISD | 4.8 mi | 3,696 | 17.1 | 44.6% |
| Humble High School | Humble ISD | 5.4 mi | 2,960 | 15.2 | 76% |
| Guy M Sconzo Early College High School | Humble ISD | 5.4 mi | 490 | 19.7 | 51.8% |
| Ischool High - Atascocita | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 6.1 mi | 148 | 24.7 | 36.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.