Lanier High School
Public high school in San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio ISD · Grades 9–12
Lanier High School serves 1,620 students in grades 9–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 84 schools in San Antonio ISD. By enrollment it is the 431st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.5 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 ÷ 104.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | San Antonio ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483873004370 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Antonio ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,620 | 44,047 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.5% | 87.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 64% 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.
Lanier High School in context
Size
Of the 19 high schools in San Antonio ISD, Lanier High School is the 2nd largest, with 3.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 206; Lanier 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 520 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 301, against an average of 405 per grade. This year grade 12 has 42% fewer students than grade 9 (301 against 520). 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: 92.7% here and 89.8% across San Antonio ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.2% across San Antonio 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 104.74 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,620 students, Lanier High School has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,620 students would have about 115.7 teachers, so Lanier High School has 11 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Lanier High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design, 0.8 miles away in Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design. Within 10 miles there are 86 other high schools, 38 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 | 92.7% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 520 |
| Grade 10 | 417 |
| Grade 11 | 382 |
| Grade 12 | 301 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1514 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone: (210)978-7910
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lanier High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design | Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design | 0.8 mi | 61 | 8.9 | 39.3% |
| Cooper Academy at Navarro | San Antonio ISD | 0.8 mi | 318 | 13.2 | 91.8% |
| KIPP University Prep High School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 630 | 15.6 | 94.4% |
| Positive Solutions Charter | Positive Solutions Charter School | 1.4 mi | 93 | 15.2 | – |
| DAEP | San Antonio ISD | 1.4 mi | 75 | 3.9 | 93.3% |
| Cast Technical High School | San Antonio ISD | 1.5 mi | 451 | 14.9 | 64.1% |
| Fox Technical High School | San Antonio ISD | 1.5 mi | 499 | 14.8 | 81.4% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-San Antonio | Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas | 1.9 mi | 62 | 12.5 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.