Palestine High School
Public high school in Palestine, Texas · Palestine ISD · Grades 9–12
Palestine High School serves 1,003 students in grades 9–12 in Palestine (Anderson County). It is one of 6 schools in Palestine ISD. By enrollment it is the 584th 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 ÷ 80.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Palestine ISD |
| County | Anderson County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483405003788 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Palestine ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,003 | 3,186 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 14.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.5% | 80.6% | 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.
Palestine High School in context
Size
Palestine High School is the only high school in Palestine ISD. Its 1,003 students are 31.5% of the district's 3,186. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 15 miles away and have a median of 168 students, so Palestine 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 266 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 228, against an average of 251 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (228 against 258). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 45.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Palestine ISD (43.6%). White students are next, at 27.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.6% across Palestine 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
Palestine High School has 80.17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,003 students would have about 71.6 teachers, so Palestine High School has 8.6 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Westwood High School, 4.4 miles away in Westwood ISD. There is 1 high school 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
| Hispanic | 45.7% |
| White | 27.4% |
| Black | 20.9% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 258 |
| Grade 10 | 266 |
| Grade 11 | 251 |
| Grade 12 | 228 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1600 S Loop 256, Palestine, TX 75801
Phone: (903)731-8005
Website: palestineschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Palestine High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood High School | Westwood ISD | 4.4 mi | 405 | 10.5 | 76% |
| Elkhart High School | Elkhart ISD | 5.9 mi | 305 | 9.5 | 44.9% |
| Slocum High School | Slocum ISD | 11.1 mi | 86 | 7.5 | 40.7% |
| Neches High School | Neches ISD | 12.1 mi | 142 | 9.5 | 40.1% |
| Oakwood High School | Oakwood ISD | 17.9 mi | 83 | 7.3 | 80.7% |
| Grapeland High School | Grapeland ISD | 18.4 mi | 145 | 7.6 | 57.2% |
| Cayuga High School | Cayuga ISD | 22.6 mi | 190 | 9.5 | 41.6% |
| Frankston High School | Frankston ISD | 23.2 mi | 259 | 10.2 | 40.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Palestine ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Primary School | Elementary | K–1 | 400 |
| Palestine Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 456 |
| Southside Elementary School | Elementary | 2–3 | 442 |
| Story Intermediate School | Middle | 4–6 | 670 |
| Washington Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 215 |