Panhandle High School
Public high school in Panhandle, Texas · Panhandle ISD · Grades 9–12
Panhandle High School serves 201 students in grades 9–12 in Panhandle (Carson County). It is one of 3 schools in Panhandle ISD. By enrollment it is the 1354th 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 ÷ 21.76 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Panhandle ISD |
| County | Carson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483423003805 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Panhandle ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 201 | 620 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.2 | 10.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 18.9% | 18.6% | 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.
Panhandle High School in context
Size
Panhandle High School is the only high school in Panhandle ISD. Its 201 students are 32.4% of the district's 620. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 24.4 miles away and have a median of 546 students, so Panhandle 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 10 with 56 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 44, against an average of 50 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% more students than grade 9 (49 against 44). 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 78.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Panhandle ISD (80%). Hispanic students are next, at 13.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
18.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 18.6% across Panhandle 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
Panhandle High School has 21.76 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 201 students would have about 14.4 teachers, so Panhandle High School has 7.4 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 White Deer High School, 13 miles away in White Deer 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 | 78.6% |
| Hispanic | 13.9% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 44 |
| Grade 10 | 56 |
| Grade 11 | 52 |
| Grade 12 | 49 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
106 W 11th St, Panhandle, TX 79068
Phone: (806)537-3897
Website: panhandleisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Panhandle High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Deer High School | White Deer ISD | 13.0 mi | 156 | 8.8 | 44.9% |
| Highland Park High School | Highland Park ISD | 16.9 mi | 213 | 9.6 | 45.5% |
| Borger High School | Borger ISD | 21.7 mi | 691 | 9.6 | 47.6% |
| Sanford-Fritch High School | Sanford-Fritch ISD | 23.1 mi | 236 | 9.1 | 39.8% |
| River Road High School | River Road ISD | 25.7 mi | 400 | 11.2 | 54.5% |
| Palo Duro High School | Amarillo ISD | 26.3 mi | 1,949 | 14.6 | 87.1% |
| Caprock High School | Amarillo ISD | 26.5 mi | 2,058 | 14.7 | 74.5% |
| Pampa High School | Pampa ISD | 27.3 mi | 1,012 | 14.1 | 51.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Panhandle ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 290 |
| Panhandle Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 129 |