Onalaska Junior/Senior High School
Public high school in Onalaska, Texas · Onalaska ISD · Grades 7–12
Onalaska Junior/Senior High School serves 492 students in grades 7–12 in Onalaska (Polk County). It is one of 2 schools in Onalaska ISD. By enrollment it is the 908th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 39.36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Onalaska ISD |
| County | Polk County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483369009481 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Onalaska ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 492 | 1,196 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 13.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.9% | 64.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 37% 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.
Onalaska Junior/Senior High School in context
Size
Onalaska Junior/Senior High School is the only high school in Onalaska ISD. Its 492 students are 41.1% of the district's 1,196. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 15.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 304; Onalaska Junior/Senior 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 8 with 90 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 71, against an average of 82 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 77 in grade 7 and 74 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 75.4% here and 75.8% across Onalaska ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 14.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.6% across Onalaska 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 39.36 full-time-equivalent teachers for 492 students, Onalaska Junior/Senior High School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 492 students would have about 35.1 teachers, so Onalaska Junior/Senior High School has 4.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Onalaska Junior/Senior 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 Livingston H S Academy, 11.7 miles away in Livingston 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 | 75.4% |
| Hispanic | 14.8% |
| Black | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 77 |
| Grade 8 | 90 |
| Grade 9 | 90 |
| Grade 10 | 90 |
| Grade 11 | 71 |
| Grade 12 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1885 Fm 3459, Onalaska, TX 77360
Phone: (936)646-1020
Website: onalaskaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Onalaska Junior/Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston H S Academy | Livingston ISD | 11.7 mi | 13 | 13.4 | 76.9% |
| Livingston High School | Livingston ISD | 11.7 mi | 1,147 | 17.2 | 48.4% |
| Leggett High School | Leggett ISD | 14.4 mi | 96 | 13.9 | 75% |
| Groveton J H-H S | Groveton ISD | 15.2 mi | 411 | 10.9 | 62% |
| Trinity High School | Trinity ISD | 16.7 mi | 359 | 12.5 | 89.4% |
| Coldspring-Oakhurst High School | Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD | 18.2 mi | 492 | 12.1 | 59.1% |
| Goodrich High School | Goodrich ISD | 18.8 mi | 67 | 6.5 | 98.5% |
| Corrigan-Camden High School | Corrigan-Camden ISD | 19.8 mi | 248 | 11.2 | 65.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Onalaska ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onalaska Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 704 |