May High School
Public high school in May, Texas · May ISD · Grades 7–12
May High School serves 114 students in grades 7–12 in May (Brown County). It is one of 2 schools in May ISD. By enrollment it is the 1560th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8 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 ÷ 14.21 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | May ISD |
| County | Brown County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482952003319 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | May ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 114 | 243 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8 | 9.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 35.1% | 52.2% | 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.
May High School in context
Size
May High School is the only high school in May ISD. Its 114 students are 46.9% of the district's 243. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.3 miles away and have a median of 88 students, so May 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 11 with 31 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 9, against an average of 19 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 7 (15 against 21). 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 78.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across May ISD (75.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 18.4%.
35.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.2% across May 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
May High School has 14.21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 114 students would have about 8.1 teachers, so May High School has 6.1 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 Rising Star High School, 9.1 miles away in Rising Star ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 78.1% |
| Hispanic | 18.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
42.1% of students are girls and 57.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 21 |
| Grade 8 | 9 |
| Grade 9 | 20 |
| Grade 10 | 18 |
| Grade 11 | 31 |
| Grade 12 | 15 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3400 Cr 411 E, May, TX 76857
Phone: (254)259-2131
Website: mayisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: May High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Star High School | Rising Star ISD | 9.1 mi | 93 | 8.3 | 55.9% |
| Early High School | Early ISD | 16.1 mi | 365 | 11.5 | 35.9% |
| Premier H S of Comanche/Early | Premier High Schools | 16.6 mi | 65 | 21.7 | 78.5% |
| Cross Plains High School | Cross Plains ISD | 17.6 mi | 158 | 7.4 | 61.4% |
| The Oaks | Brookesmith ISD | 18.9 mi | 33 | 6.6 | – |
| Lone Star H S West (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 19.0 mi | 82 | – | – |
| Comanche High School | Comanche ISD | 19.9 mi | 375 | 10.9 | 46.7% |
| Brownwood Accelerated High School | Brownwood ISD | 20.1 mi | 17 | 6 | 52.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in May ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| May Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 129 |