Klein Forest High School
Public high school in Klein, Texas · Klein ISD · Grades 9–12
Klein Forest High School serves 3,418 students in grades 9–12 in Klein (Harris County). It is one of 50 schools in Klein ISD. By enrollment it is the 41st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.3 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 ÷ 238.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Klein ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482574005522 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Klein ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 3,418 | 52,437 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.1% | 54.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 52% 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.
Klein Forest High School in context
Size
Klein Forest High School is the 3rd largest of Klein ISD's 7 high schools; its 3,418 students are 6.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 465; Klein Forest 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 1,049 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 758, against an average of 855 per grade. This year grade 12 has 28% fewer students than grade 9 (758 against 1,049). 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: 69.4% here and 46.7% across Klein ISD. Black students are next, at 20%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 54.8% across Klein 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
With 238.24 full-time-equivalent teachers for 3,418 students, Klein Forest High School has 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 3,418 students would have about 244.1 teachers, so Klein Forest High School has 5.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Klein Forest High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Premier H S-Houston (Champions), 2.4 miles away in Premier High Schools. Within 10 miles there are 42 other high schools, 9 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 | 69.4% |
| Black | 20% |
| Asian | 6.5% |
| White | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 1,049 |
| Grade 10 | 824 |
| Grade 11 | 787 |
| Grade 12 | 758 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11400 Misty Valley Dr., Klein, TX 77066
Phone: (832)484-4500
Website: kleinisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Klein Forest High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier H S-Houston (Champions) | Premier High Schools | 2.4 mi | 109 | 16.3 | 74.3% |
| Texasworks - Houston-Champions | Texas Works | 2.4 mi | 12 | 12 | – |
| Momentum High School | Spring ISD | 2.5 mi | 176 | 7.8 | 90.9% |
| Harmony School of Advancement-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 2.8 mi | 752 | 16.8 | 73.5% |
| K E Kaufman Alternative Education Center | Klein ISD | 3.7 mi | 177 | 14.2 | 83.1% |
| Cypress Creek High School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 3.9 mi | 3,222 | 15.3 | 62.6% |
| Klein High School | Klein ISD | 4.0 mi | 3,366 | 15.3 | 46.8% |
| Davis H S Aldine | Aldine ISD | 4.0 mi | 3,184 | 17 | 83.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.