Mt Enterprise High School
Public high school in Mt Enterprise, Texas · Mount Enterprise ISD · Grades 6–12
Mt Enterprise High School serves 249 students in grades 6–12 in Mt Enterprise (Rusk County). It is one of 2 schools in Mount Enterprise ISD. By enrollment it is the 1243rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.2 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 ÷ 24.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Mount Enterprise ISD |
| County | Rusk County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483165003531 |
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 Enterprise ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 249 | 501 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.2 | 11.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55% | 57.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Mt Enterprise High School in context
Size
Mt Enterprise High School is the only high school in Mount Enterprise ISD. Its 249 students are 49.7% of the district's 501. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 18.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 316; Mt Enterprise 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 43 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 30, against an average of 36 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 34 in grade 6 and 36 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 74.7% here and 74.9% across Mount Enterprise ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 10.4%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
55% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57.3% across Mount Enterprise 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 24.32 full-time-equivalent teachers for 249 students, Mt Enterprise High School has 10.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 249 students would have about 17.8 teachers, so Mt Enterprise High School has 6.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Mt Enterprise High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Cushing School, 11.2 miles away in Cushing ISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 74.7% |
| Hispanic | 10.4% |
| Black | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 34 |
| Grade 7 | 42 |
| Grade 8 | 32 |
| Grade 9 | 32 |
| Grade 10 | 30 |
| Grade 11 | 43 |
| Grade 12 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
301 Nw 3rd St, Mt Enterprise, TX 75681
Phone: (903)822-3721
Website: meisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mt Enterprise High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cushing School | Cushing ISD | 11.2 mi | 298 | 11.3 | 67.4% |
| Garrison High School | Garrison ISD | 13.2 mi | 221 | 9.6 | 57% |
| Central Heights High School | Central Heights ISD | 14.7 mi | 333 | 11.5 | 23.1% |
| Margie Chumbley Academy for Success | Nacogdoches ISD | 18.0 mi | 67 | 4.5 | 76.1% |
| Henderson High School | Henderson ISD | 19.0 mi | 1,018 | 12.2 | 59.6% |
| Nacogdoches High School | Nacogdoches ISD | 19.6 mi | 1,755 | 14.4 | 73.7% |
| Panola Cs | Panola Charter School | 24.6 mi | 32 | 32 | – |
| Carthage High School | Carthage ISD | 25.2 mi | 785 | 12.9 | 46% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mount Enterprise ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Enterprise Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 252 |