Leggett High School
Public high school in Leggett, Texas · Leggett ISD · Grades 7–12
Leggett High School serves 96 students in grades 7–12 in Leggett (Polk County). It is one of 2 schools in Leggett ISD. By enrollment it is the 1613th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.9 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 ÷ 6.89 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Leggett ISD |
| County | Polk County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482712003049 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Leggett ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 96 | 227 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75% | 74.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Leggett High School in context
Size
Leggett High School is the only high school in Leggett ISD. Its 96 students are 42.3% of the district's 227. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14.8 miles away and have a median of 330 students, so Leggett 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 8 with 20 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 13, against an average of 16 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% more students than grade 7 (16 against 13). 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 57.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Leggett ISD (64.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 27.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.4% across Leggett 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
Leggett High School has 6.89 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 96 students would have about 6.9 teachers, so Leggett High School has about as many as that.
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 Livingston H S Academy, 9 miles away in Livingston ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 57.3% |
| Hispanic | 27.1% |
| Black | 14.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 13 |
| Grade 8 | 20 |
| Grade 9 | 14 |
| Grade 10 | 16 |
| Grade 11 | 17 |
| Grade 12 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
254 E Fm 942, Leggett, TX 77350
Phone: (936)398-2412
Website: leggettisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Leggett High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston H S Academy | Livingston ISD | 9.0 mi | 13 | 13.4 | 76.9% |
| Livingston High School | Livingston ISD | 9.0 mi | 1,147 | 17.2 | 48.4% |
| Corrigan-Camden High School | Corrigan-Camden ISD | 12.3 mi | 248 | 11.2 | 65.7% |
| Onalaska Junior/Senior High School | Onalaska ISD | 14.4 mi | 492 | 12.5 | 58.9% |
| Goodrich High School | Goodrich ISD | 15.2 mi | 67 | 6.5 | 98.5% |
| Chester High School | Chester ISD | 17.9 mi | 123 | 9 | 42.3% |
| Groveton J H-H S | Groveton ISD | 22.7 mi | 411 | 10.9 | 62% |
| Coldspring-Oakhurst High School | Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD | 23.0 mi | 492 | 12.1 | 59.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Leggett ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leggett Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 131 |