Midland High School
Public high school in Midland, Texas · Midland ISD · Grades 8–12
Midland High School serves 2,718 students in grades 8–12 in Midland (Midland County). It is one of 39 schools in Midland ISD. By enrollment it is the 126th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 19 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 142.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| District | Midland ISD |
| County | Midland County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483057003447 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Midland ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,718 | 29,651 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 19 | 20.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.9% | 60.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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.
Midland High School in context
Size
Of the 8 high schools in Midland ISD, Midland High School is the 2nd largest, with 9.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 395; Midland 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 972 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 3, against an average of 544 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24,100% more students than grade 8 (726 against 3). 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: 71.6% here and 68% across Midland ISD. White students are next, at 19.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.1% across Midland 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 142.79 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,718 students, Midland High School has 19 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,718 students would have about 194.1 teachers, so Midland High School has 51.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Midland High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Midland Alternative Program, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 9 other high schools, 9 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 | 71.6% |
| White | 19.5% |
| Black | 6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| Grade 9 | 142 |
| Grade 10 | 972 |
| Grade 11 | 875 |
| Grade 12 | 726 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
906 W Illinois Ave, Midland, TX 79701
Phone: (432)240-3000
Website: midlandisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Midland High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Alternative Program | Midland ISD | 0.9 mi | 122 | 8.9 | 73% |
| Midland Freshman High School | Midland ISD | 1.5 mi | 845 | 19.3 | 55.9% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy | Midland ISD | 1.8 mi | 424 | 19.2 | 38.9% |
| Viola M Coleman High School | Midland ISD | 1.9 mi | 180 | 13.2 | 62.8% |
| Legacy Freshman High School | Midland ISD | 2.1 mi | 890 | 14.3 | 53.7% |
| Early College H S at Midland College | Midland ISD | 2.4 mi | 365 | 22.8 | 45.5% |
| Premier H S of Midland | Premier High Schools | 2.8 mi | 162 | 26.1 | 46.3% |
| Legacy High School | Midland ISD | 2.8 mi | 2,735 | 20.3 | 47.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.