New Boston High School
Public high school in New Boston, Texas · New Boston ISD · Grades 9–12
New Boston High School serves 324 students in grades 9–12 in New Boston (Bowie County). It is one of 3 schools in New Boston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1133rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.1 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 ÷ 35.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | New Boston ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483234003586 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | New Boston ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 324 | 1,108 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.1 | 9.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 71.9% | 80.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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.
New Boston High School in context
Size
New Boston High School is the only high school in New Boston ISD. Its 324 students are 29.2% of the district's 1,108. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 15.1 miles away and have a median of 346 students, so New Boston 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 9 with 91 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 73, against an average of 81 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% fewer students than grade 9 (79 against 91). 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
White students are the largest group, at 58.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across New Boston ISD (55.2%). Black students are next, at 23.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
71.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.5% across New Boston 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
New Boston High School has 35.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 324 students would have about 23.1 teachers, so New Boston High School has 12.4 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, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Hooks High School, 7.9 miles away in Hooks 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 | 58.3% |
| Black | 23.5% |
| Two or more races | 9.6% |
| Hispanic | 7.7% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 91 |
| Grade 10 | 73 |
| Grade 11 | 81 |
| Grade 12 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
# 1 Lion Dr., New Boston, TX 75570
Phone: (903)628-6551
Website: nbschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: New Boston High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooks High School | Hooks ISD | 7.9 mi | 334 | 11.3 | 43.7% |
| James Bowie High School | Simms ISD | 9.0 mi | 153 | 8.2 | 58.8% |
| Redwater High School | Redwater ISD | 11.7 mi | 357 | 9.4 | 35.3% |
| Dekalb High School | Dekalb ISD | 12.2 mi | 277 | 10.1 | 61.4% |
| Pleasant Grove High School | Pleasant Grove ISD | 17.9 mi | 821 | 12.7 | 37.9% |
| Liberty-Eylau High School | Liberty-Eylau ISD | 19.6 mi | 543 | 8.4 | 82.3% |
| Options Early Graduation High School | Texarkana ISD | 19.8 mi | 61 | 7.4 | 85.2% |
| Texas High School | Texarkana ISD | 20.3 mi | 1,750 | 11.1 | 66.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in New Boston ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 544 |
| New Boston Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 240 |