Ore City High School
Public high school in Ore City, Texas · Ore City ISD · Grades 9–12
Ore City High School serves 220 students in grades 9–12 in Ore City (Upshur County). It is one of 3 schools in Ore City ISD. By enrollment it is the 1305th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.2 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 ÷ 24.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Ore City ISD |
| County | Upshur County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483384003770 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ore City ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 220 | 788 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.2 | 10.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.9% | 64.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Ore City High School in context
Size
Ore City High School is the only high school in Ore City ISD. Its 220 students are 27.9% of the district's 788. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14.6 miles away and have a median of 337 students, so Ore City 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 9 with 60 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 51, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 12 has 15% fewer students than grade 9 (51 against 60). 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 65.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ore City ISD (62.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 25.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.7% across Ore City 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
Ore City High School has 24.04 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 220 students would have about 15.7 teachers, so Ore City High School has 8.3 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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is New Diana High School, 7 miles away in New Diana ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65.5% |
| Hispanic | 25.9% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 60 |
| Grade 10 | 58 |
| Grade 11 | 51 |
| Grade 12 | 51 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 Rebel Rd, Ore City, TX 75683
Phone: (903)968-3300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ore City High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Diana High School | New Diana ISD | 7.0 mi | 330 | 13.7 | 38.2% |
| Harleton High School | Harleton ISD | 12.5 mi | 217 | 9.4 | 44.7% |
| Daingerfield High School | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | 14.3 mi | 343 | 9.7 | 68.8% |
| Hughes Springs High School | Hughes Springs ISD | 14.5 mi | 327 | 8.7 | 46.5% |
| Gilmer High School | Gilmer ISD | 14.6 mi | 895 | 11.8 | 60.3% |
| Union Hill High School | Union Hill ISD | 15.0 mi | 141 | 11.8 | 56.7% |
| Spring Hill High School | Spring Hill ISD | 17.3 mi | 570 | 11.1 | 29.5% |
| Longview High School | Longview ISD | 18.2 mi | 2,272 | 13.8 | 78.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ore City ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ore City Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 377 |
| Ore City Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 191 |