Nueces Canyon JH/HS
Public high school in Barksdale, Texas · Nueces Canyon CISD · Grades 7–12
Nueces Canyon JH/HS serves 114 students in grades 7–12 in Barksdale (Edwards County). It is one of 2 schools in Nueces Canyon CISD. By enrollment it is the 1561st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7.7 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 ÷ 14.71 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Nueces Canyon CISD |
| County | Edwards County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 483324003739 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Nueces Canyon CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 114 | 240 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7.7 | 9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64% | 77.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Nueces Canyon JH/HS in context
Size
Nueces Canyon JH/HS is the only high school in Nueces Canyon CISD. Its 114 students are 47.5% of the district's 240. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 48.3 miles away and have a median of 208 students, so Nueces Canyon JH/HS 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 10 with 24 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 11, against an average of 19 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 7 (19 against 22). 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 52.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Nueces Canyon CISD (52.1%). Hispanic students are next, at 44.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.1% across Nueces Canyon CISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Nueces Canyon JH/HS has 14.71 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 114 students would have about 8.1 teachers, so Nueces Canyon JH/HS has 6.6 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 Brackett High School, 36.2 miles away in Brackett 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 | 52.6% |
| Hispanic | 44.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 22 |
| Grade 8 | 18 |
| Grade 9 | 11 |
| Grade 10 | 24 |
| Grade 11 | 20 |
| Grade 12 | 19 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 Taylor St, Barksdale, TX 78828
Phone: (830)234-3524
Website: nccisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Nueces Canyon JH/HS. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brackett High School | Brackett ISD | 36.2 mi | 165 | 8.6 | 56.4% |
| Crossroads Academy | Uvalde CISD | 37.6 mi | 59 | 11.8 | 96.6% |
| Uvalde High School | Uvalde CISD | 38.1 mi | 1,148 | 14.5 | 76.1% |
| Sabinal Secondary | Sabinal ISD | 43.7 mi | 224 | 10.8 | 63.4% |
| Ingram Tom Moore High School | Ingram ISD | 52.8 mi | 439 | 12.8 | 59% |
| Junction High School | Junction ISD | 54.9 mi | 177 | 9.5 | 61% |
| La Pryor Secondary | La Pryor ISD | 55.1 mi | 244 | 13 | 86.1% |
| Heritage Academy of Del Rio | Heritage Academy | 57.3 mi | 191 | 14 | 84.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Nueces Canyon CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nueces Canyon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 126 |