Mount Pleasant DAEP
Public high school in Mount Pleasant, Texas · Mount Pleasant ISD · Grades 6–12
Mount Pleasant DAEP serves 13 students in grades 6–12 in Mount Pleasant (Titus County). It is one of 9 schools in Mount Pleasant ISD. By enrollment it is the 1889th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 3.7 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 ÷ 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Mount Pleasant ISD |
| County | Titus County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483176009399 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mount Pleasant ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 13 | 5,153 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 3.7 | 12.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.3% | 79% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Mount Pleasant DAEP in context
Size
Mount Pleasant DAEP is the smallest of Mount Pleasant ISD's 2 high schools; its 13 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13 miles away with a median enrollment of 319; Mount Pleasant DAEP is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 3 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 2, against an average of 2 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 2 in grade 6 and 2 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 76.9% here and 70.6% across Mount Pleasant ISD. Black students are next, at 23.1%.
92.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79% across Mount Pleasant 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
With 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 13 students, Mount Pleasant DAEP has 3.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 13 students would have about 0.9 teachers, so Mount Pleasant DAEP has 2.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Mount Pleasant DAEP is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. Mount Pleasant High School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 3 other high schools, 2 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 | 76.9% |
| Black | 23.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 3 |
| Grade 10 | 2 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
| Grade 12 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2110 N Edwards, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
Phone: (903)575-2095
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mount Pleasant DAEP. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant High School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 0.0 mi | 1,557 | 12 | 75.5% |
| Harts Bluff Early College High School | Harts Bluff ISD | 2.9 mi | 224 | 9.8 | 59.8% |
| Chapel Hill High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 7.6 mi | 294 | 8.9 | 41.2% |
| Pittsburg High School | Pittsburg ISD | 12.1 mi | 671 | 10.5 | 74.7% |
| Mt Vernon High School | Mount Vernon ISD | 13.8 mi | 511 | 13.2 | 53% |
| Pewitt High School | Pewitt CISD | 16.1 mi | 262 | 10.7 | 56.9% |
| Rivercrest High School | Rivercrest ISD | 19.0 mi | 215 | 7.6 | 77.7% |
| Daingerfield High School | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | 19.4 mi | 343 | 9.7 | 68.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mount Pleasant ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Sims Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 508 |
| Child Development Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 416 |
| E C Brice Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 485 |
| Frances Corprew Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 375 |
| Mount Pleasant High School | High | 9–12 | 1,557 |
| Mount Pleasant Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 713 |
| P E Wallace Middle School | Middle | 5–6 | 698 |
| Vivian Fowler Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 388 |