Mason High School
Public high school in Mason, Texas · Mason ISD · Grades 9–12
Mason High School serves 192 students in grades 9–12 in Mason (Mason County). It is one of 3 schools in Mason ISD. By enrollment it is the 1366th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7.9 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 ÷ 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mason ISD |
| County | Mason County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482928003307 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mason ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 192 | 700 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7.9 | 10.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.1% | 47.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Mason High School in context
Size
Mason High School is the only high school in Mason ISD. Its 192 students are 27.4% of the district's 700. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 35.5 miles away and have a median of 197 students, so Mason High School is close to their typical size.
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 57 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 43, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% more students than grade 9 (48 against 43). 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 72.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Mason ISD (61.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 26.6%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Mason 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
Mason High School has 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 192 students would have about 13.7 teachers, so Mason High School has 10.7 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Brady High School, 25.8 miles away in Brady 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 | 72.4% |
| Hispanic | 26.6% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
43.8% of students are girls and 56.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 43 |
| Grade 10 | 57 |
| Grade 11 | 44 |
| Grade 12 | 48 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1105 W College Ave, Mason, TX 76856
Phone: (325)347-1122
Website: masonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mason High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady High School | Brady ISD | 25.8 mi | 271 | 9.7 | 59.8% |
| Harper High School | Harper ISD | 30.6 mi | 171 | 8.8 | 29.2% |
| Llano High School | Llano ISD | 33.3 mi | 500 | 11 | 61.8% |
| Menard High School | Menard ISD | 34.6 mi | 82 | 6.6 | 50% |
| Junction High School | Junction ISD | 36.4 mi | 177 | 9.5 | 61% |
| Fredericksburg High School | Fredericksburg ISD | 39.7 mi | 1,031 | 13.3 | 51.2% |
| Gillespie County High School | Fredericksburg ISD | 39.8 mi | 19 | 19 | 57.9% |
| San Saba High School | San Saba ISD | 43.6 mi | 217 | 9.6 | 73.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mason ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 298 |
| Mason Junior High School | Middle | 5–8 | 210 |