Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School
Public high school in Orange, Texas · Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD · Grades 9–12
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School serves 1,001 students in grades 9–12 in Orange (Orange County). It is one of 6 schools in Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD. By enrollment it is the 588th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 74.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD |
| County | Orange County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482769003105 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,001 | 3,320 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51% | 58.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School in context
Size
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School is the only high school in Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD. Its 1,001 students are 30.2% of the district's 3,320. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.3 miles away and have a median of 775 students, so Lit Cypr-Mrceville 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 274 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 219, against an average of 250 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% fewer students than grade 9 (219 against 273). 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 72.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD (71.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 13.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.7% across Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD 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
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School has 74.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,001 students would have about 71.5 teachers, so Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School has 2.6 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 town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is West Orange-Stark High School, 6.1 miles away in West Orange-Cove CISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 72.7% |
| Hispanic | 13.8% |
| Black | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 273 |
| Grade 10 | 274 |
| Grade 11 | 235 |
| Grade 12 | 219 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7327 N Hwy 87, Orange, TX 77632
Phone: (409)886-5821
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Orange-Stark High School | West Orange-Cove CISD | 6.1 mi | 659 | 11.3 | 87.3% |
| Deweyville High School | Deweyville ISD | 7.4 mi | 294 | 9.2 | 52% |
| Orangefield High School | Orangefield ISD | 8.8 mi | 563 | 11.9 | 28.8% |
| Bridge City High School | Bridge City ISD | 9.5 mi | 891 | 14 | 31.6% |
| Vidor High School | Vidor ISD | 15.1 mi | 1,175 | 13.9 | 47.1% |
| Port Neches-Groves High School | Port Neches-Groves ISD | 16.9 mi | 1,720 | 14.8 | 37.4% |
| Bob Hope High School | Bob Hope School | 19.3 mi | 555 | 18.6 | 92.1% |
| Nederland High School | Nederland ISD | 19.8 mi | 1,500 | 13.5 | 39.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cypress Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 673 |
| Little Cypress Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 344 |
| Little Cypress Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 523 |
| Mauriceville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 507 |
| Mauriceville Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 272 |