Muenster High School
Public high school in Muenster, Texas · Muenster ISD · Grades 7–12
Muenster High School serves 259 students in grades 7–12 in Muenster (Cooke County). It is one of 2 schools in Muenster ISD. By enrollment it is the 1225th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.6 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 ÷ 24.36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Muenster ISD |
| County | Cooke County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483186003545 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Muenster ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 259 | 570 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 | 12.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 15.4% | 19.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Muenster High School in context
Size
Muenster High School is the only high school in Muenster ISD. Its 259 students are 45.4% of the district's 570. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.8 miles away and have a median of 248 students, so Muenster High School is close to their typical size.
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 48 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 39, against an average of 43 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 43 in grade 7 and 40 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 89.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Muenster ISD (89.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
15.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 19.7% across Muenster 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
Muenster High School has 24.36 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 259 students would have about 18.5 teachers, so Muenster High School has 5.9 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 rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Lindsay High School, 8.5 miles away in Lindsay ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 89.2% |
| Hispanic | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
44.8% of students are girls and 55.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 43 |
| Grade 8 | 41 |
| Grade 9 | 39 |
| Grade 10 | 48 |
| Grade 11 | 48 |
| Grade 12 | 40 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
205 E 7th St, Muenster, TX 76252
Phone: (940)759-2281
Website: muensterisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Muenster High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay High School | Lindsay ISD | 8.5 mi | 239 | 12.2 | 10% |
| Saint Jo High School | Saint Jo ISD | 8.8 mi | 145 | 9.4 | 40% |
| Gainesville High School | Gainesville ISD | 12.7 mi | 876 | 16.1 | 54.1% |
| Lone Star H S North (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 16.4 mi | 162 | – | – |
| Valley View High School | Valley View ISD | 17.2 mi | 257 | 10 | 24.1% |
| Callisburg High School | Callisburg ISD | 20.9 mi | 327 | 10 | 33.9% |
| Nocona High School | Nocona ISD | 22.7 mi | 258 | 11.2 | 50.8% |
| Linda Tutt High School | Sanger ISD | 23.3 mi | 21 | 5.4 | 52.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Muenster ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muenster Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 311 |