Kountze High School
Public high school in Kountze, Texas · Kountze ISD · Grades 9–12
Kountze High School serves 328 students in grades 9–12 in Kountze (Hardin County). It is one of 4 schools in Kountze ISD. By enrollment it is the 1123rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.4 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 ÷ 35.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Kountze ISD |
| County | Hardin County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482592002919 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Kountze ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 328 | 1,151 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.4 | 12.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50.6% | 59.7% | 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.
Kountze High School in context
Size
Kountze High School is the only high school in Kountze ISD. Its 328 students are 28.5% of the district's 1,151. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.3 miles away and have a median of 561 students, so Kountze 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 10 with 91 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 68, against an average of 82 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 81 in grade 9 and 88 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 71.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Kountze ISD (68.5%). Black students are next, at 13.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.7% across Kountze 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
Kountze High School has 35.04 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 328 students would have about 23.4 teachers, so Kountze High School has 11.6 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 Lumberton High School, 10.8 miles away in Lumberton 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 | 71.3% |
| Black | 13.1% |
| Hispanic | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 81 |
| Grade 10 | 91 |
| Grade 11 | 68 |
| Grade 12 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1488 Fm 1293, Kountze, TX 77625
Phone: (409)246-3474
Website: kountzeisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kountze High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton High School | Lumberton ISD | 10.8 mi | 1,232 | 14.6 | 32.9% |
| Silsbee High School | Silsbee ISD | 10.9 mi | 789 | 12.6 | 59.9% |
| Evadale High School | Evadale ISD | 15.3 mi | 120 | 8.9 | 40.8% |
| West Hardin High School | West Hardin County CISD | 15.8 mi | 254 | 9.5 | 60.2% |
| Warren High School | Warren ISD | 16.7 mi | 339 | 10.5 | 54.3% |
| Hardin-Jefferson High School | Hardin-Jefferson ISD | 19.2 mi | 782 | 14.4 | 32.9% |
| West Brook Senior High School | Beaumont ISD | 22.0 mi | 2,213 | 16.7 | 57.3% |
| Beaumont ISD Early College High School | Beaumont ISD | 22.2 mi | 321 | 14.6 | 70.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kountze ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kountze Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 336 |
| Kountze Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 257 |
| Kountze Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 230 |