Palmer High School
Public high school in Palmer, Texas · Palmer ISD · Grades 9–12
Palmer High School serves 403 students in grades 9–12 in Palmer (Ellis County). It is one of 3 schools in Palmer ISD. By enrollment it is the 1020th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 27.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Palmer ISD |
| County | Ellis County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483411003794 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Palmer ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 403 | 1,352 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 16 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.7% | 51.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% 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.
Palmer High School in context
Size
Palmer High School is the only high school in Palmer ISD. Its 403 students are 29.8% of the district's 1,352. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 9.2 miles away and have a median of 1,501 students, so Palmer 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 107 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 92, against an average of 101 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 107 in grade 9 and 97 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 47.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Palmer ISD (47.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 46.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.8% across Palmer ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Palmer High School has 27.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 403 students would have about 28.8 teachers, so Palmer High School has 1.4 fewer.
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 Ferris High School, 7.5 miles away in Ferris ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 6 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 47.4% |
| Hispanic | 46.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
51.9% of students are girls and 48.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 107 |
| Grade 10 | 107 |
| Grade 11 | 92 |
| Grade 12 | 97 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
422 W Jefferson, Palmer, TX 75152
Phone: (972)449-3487
Website: palmer-isd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Palmer High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris High School | Ferris ISD | 7.5 mi | 940 | 12.4 | 74.5% |
| Red Oak High School | Red Oak ISD | 8.8 mi | 2,297 | 16.5 | 57.6% |
| Waxahachie Global High School | Waxahachie ISD | 9.1 mi | 369 | 12.9 | 34.4% |
| Ennis High School | Ennis ISD | 9.2 mi | 1,887 | 15.4 | 59.7% |
| Waxahachie H S of Choice | Waxahachie ISD | 9.2 mi | 56 | 4.7 | 50% |
| Life H S Waxahachie | Life School | 9.3 mi | 1,114 | 17.9 | 52.2% |
| Waxahachie High School | Waxahachie ISD | 12.3 mi | 3,056 | 15.8 | 44.4% |
| Lancaster High School | Lancaster ISD | 13.8 mi | 2,255 | 15 | 75.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Palmer ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 525 |
| Palmer Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 423 |