Mount Pleasant High School
Public high school in Mount Pleasant, Texas · Mount Pleasant ISD · Grades 9–12
Mount Pleasant High School serves 1,557 students in grades 9–12 in Mount Pleasant (Titus County). It is one of 9 schools in Mount Pleasant ISD. By enrollment it is the 448th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12 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 ÷ 129.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mount Pleasant ISD |
| County | Titus County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483176003535 |
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 | 1,557 | 5,153 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 12.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.5% | 79% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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 High School in context
Size
Mount Pleasant High School is the largest of Mount Pleasant ISD's 2 high schools; its 1,557 students are 30.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13 miles away and have a median of 278 students, so Mount Pleasant 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 408 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 349, against an average of 389 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (349 against 395). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 70.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Mount Pleasant ISD (70.6%). White students are next, at 16.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.5% of students qualify 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
Mount Pleasant High School has 129.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,557 students would have about 111.2 teachers, so Mount Pleasant High School has 18.3 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 town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. Mount Pleasant DAEP (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There are 2 high schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 70.8% |
| White | 16.2% |
| Black | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 395 |
| Grade 10 | 408 |
| Grade 11 | 405 |
| Grade 12 | 349 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2110 N Edwards Ave, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
Phone: (903)575-2020
Website: mpisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mount Pleasant High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant DAEP | Mount Pleasant ISD | 0.0 mi | 13 | 3.7 | 92.3% |
| 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 DAEP | High | 6–12 | 13 |
| 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 |