Palacios Junior Senior High School
Public high school in Palacios, Texas · Palacios ISD · Grades 6–12
Palacios Junior Senior High School serves 655 students in grades 6–12 in Palacios (Matagorda County). It is one of 2 schools in Palacios ISD. By enrollment it is the 779th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.2 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 ÷ 58.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Palacios ISD |
| County | Matagorda County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483402003782 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Palacios ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 655 | 1,265 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 | 12.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.6% | 73.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 28% 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.
Palacios Junior Senior High School in context
Size
Palacios Junior Senior High School is the only high school in Palacios ISD. Its 655 students are 51.8% of the district's 1,265. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 24.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 327; Palacios 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 10 with 107 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 78, against an average of 94 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 6 (78 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 69.2% here and 71.6% across Palacios ISD. White students are next, at 22.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 73.3% across Palacios 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 58.61 full-time-equivalent teachers for 655 students, Palacios Junior Senior High School has 11.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 655 students would have about 46.8 teachers, so Palacios Junior Senior High School has 11.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Palacios 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 Tidehaven High School, 14.4 miles away in Tidehaven 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
| Hispanic | 69.2% |
| White | 22.3% |
| Asian | 5.5% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 91 |
| Grade 7 | 86 |
| Grade 8 | 102 |
| Grade 9 | 90 |
| Grade 10 | 107 |
| Grade 11 | 101 |
| Grade 12 | 78 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3000 Sh 35 Business W, Palacios, TX 77465
Phone: (361)972-2571
Website: palaciosisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Palacios Junior Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidehaven High School | Tidehaven ISD | 14.4 mi | 312 | 12.3 | 57.7% |
| Industrial High School | Industrial ISD | 23.9 mi | 348 | 11.4 | 31% |
| Bay City High School | Bay City ISD | 24.1 mi | 1,042 | 16.1 | 50.7% |
| Hope High School | Calhoun County ISD | 24.5 mi | 21 | 3.6 | 81% |
| Calhoun High School | Calhoun County ISD | 25.1 mi | 989 | 13.8 | 51.1% |
| Ganado High School | Ganado ISD | 27.9 mi | 221 | 11.4 | 56.1% |
| Louise High School | Louise ISD | 29.4 mi | 153 | 9.4 | 60.8% |
| Van Vleck High School | Van Vleck ISD | 30.0 mi | 342 | 10.8 | 47.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Palacios ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palacios Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 610 |