Louise High School
Public high school in Louise, Texas · Louise ISD · Grades 9–12
Louise High School serves 153 students in grades 9–12 in Louise (Wharton County). It is one of 3 schools in Louise ISD. By enrollment it is the 1450th 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 ÷ 16.31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Louise ISD |
| County | Wharton County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482835003167 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Louise ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 153 | 535 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.4 | 12.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.8% | 66.6% | 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.
Louise High School in context
Size
Louise High School is the only high school in Louise ISD. Its 153 students are 28.6% of the district's 535. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 19.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 402; Louise 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 9 with 44 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 29, against an average of 38 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (37 against 44). 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: 53.6% here and 57% across Louise ISD. White students are next, at 39.9%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.6% across Louise 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 16.31 full-time-equivalent teachers for 153 students, Louise High School has 9.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 153 students would have about 10.9 teachers, so Louise High School has 5.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Louise High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Ganado High School, 8.3 miles away in Ganado ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 0 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 | 53.6% |
| White | 39.9% |
| Black | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 44 |
| Grade 10 | 29 |
| Grade 11 | 43 |
| Grade 12 | 37 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
408 Second St, Louise, TX 77455
Phone: (979)648-2202
Website: louiseisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Louise High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganado High School | Ganado ISD | 8.3 mi | 221 | 11.4 | 56.1% |
| El Campo High School | El Campo ISD | 9.9 mi | 1,002 | 14.2 | 62.6% |
| Edna Alternative | Edna ISD | 17.1 mi | 13 | 4.2 | 76.9% |
| Edna High School | Edna ISD | 17.9 mi | 455 | 12.1 | 63.5% |
| Tidehaven High School | Tidehaven ISD | 22.0 mi | 312 | 12.3 | 57.7% |
| Industrial High School | Industrial ISD | 23.8 mi | 348 | 11.4 | 31% |
| Wharton High School | Wharton ISD | 24.7 mi | 566 | 13.7 | 73.3% |
| Bay City High School | Bay City ISD | 27.2 mi | 1,042 | 16.1 | 50.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Louise ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 273 |
| Louise Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 109 |