Memorial Early College High School
Public high school in New Braunfels, Texas · Comal ISD · Grades 9–12
Memorial Early College High School serves 291 students in grades 9–12 in New Braunfels (Comal County). It is one of 37 schools in Comal ISD. By enrollment it is the 1186th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.1 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 ÷ 20.63 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Comal ISD |
| County | Comal County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481473012564 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Comal ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 291 | 29,839 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 15.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 27.1% | 28.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Memorial Early College High School in context
Size
Of the 9 high schools in Comal ISD, Memorial Early College High School is the 6th largest, with 1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 393; Memorial Early College 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 11 with 85 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 62, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% fewer students than grade 9 (62 against 80). 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 White students: 49.1% here and 49.7% across Comal ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 37.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
27.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.9% across Comal 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 20.63 full-time-equivalent teachers for 291 students, Memorial Early College High School has 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 291 students would have about 20.8 teachers, so Memorial Early College 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
Memorial Early College High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. Comal Academy (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 8 other high schools, 7 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 49.1% |
| Hispanic | 37.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |
| Asian | 3.8% |
| Black | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
56% of students are girls and 44% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 80 |
| Grade 10 | 64 |
| Grade 11 | 85 |
| Grade 12 | 62 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1419 N Business 35, New Braunfels, TX 78130
Phone: (830)221-2900
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Memorial Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comal Academy | Comal ISD | 0.1 mi | 76 | – | 34.2% |
| Comal Discipline Center | Comal ISD | 0.1 mi | 47 | 4.1 | 59.6% |
| Canyon High School | Comal ISD | 0.4 mi | 2,414 | 15.9 | 32.4% |
| Premier H S of New Braunfels | Premier High Schools | 2.1 mi | 72 | 18 | 51.4% |
| New Braunfels High School | New Braunfels ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,990 | 17.9 | 26.3% |
| Long Creek High School | New Braunfels ISD | 5.0 mi | 813 | 14.2 | 37% |
| Two Rivers High School | New Braunfels ISD | 5.0 mi | 82 | 13.2 | 52.4% |
| Navarro High School | Navarro ISD | 8.4 mi | 703 | 13.1 | 32.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.