Pearsall High School
Public high school in Pearsall, Texas · Pearsall ISD · Grades 9–12
Pearsall High School serves 572 students in grades 9–12 in Pearsall (Frio County). It is one of 4 schools in Pearsall ISD. By enrollment it is the 830th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 36.28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pearsall ISD |
| County | Frio County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483447003867 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pearsall ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 572 | 1,953 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 16.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86% | 83.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% 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.
Pearsall High School in context
Size
Pearsall High School is the only high school in Pearsall ISD. Its 572 students are 29.3% of the district's 1,953. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 23.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 305; Pearsall 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 9 with 161 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 100, against an average of 143 per grade. This year grade 12 has 38% fewer students than grade 9 (100 against 161). 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: 94.2% here and 93.9% across Pearsall ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.3% across Pearsall 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 36.28 full-time-equivalent teachers for 572 students, Pearsall High School has 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 572 students would have about 40.9 teachers, so Pearsall High School has 4.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Pearsall High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other high school is Dilley High School, 16.5 miles away in Dilley 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 | 94.2% |
| White | 5.1% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 161 |
| Grade 10 | 156 |
| Grade 11 | 155 |
| Grade 12 | 100 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1990 Maverick Dr., Pearsall, TX 78061
Phone: (830)334-8011
Website: pearsallisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pearsall High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilley High School | Dilley ISD | 16.5 mi | 258 | 9.6 | 72.5% |
| Devine Learning Academy | Devine ISD | 19.7 mi | 26 | – | 42.3% |
| Devine High School | Devine ISD | 19.8 mi | 551 | 13.2 | 46.6% |
| Charlotte High School | Charlotte ISD | 23.5 mi | 137 | 9 | 62% |
| Natalia High School | Natalia ISD | 24.1 mi | 352 | 10.4 | 73% |
| Lytle High School | Lytle ISD | 28.7 mi | 525 | 15.6 | 64.8% |
| Hondo High School | Hondo ISD | 30.4 mi | 518 | 12.5 | 62% |
| Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center | Jourdanton ISD | 32.8 mi | 18 | 18 | 16.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pearsall ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearsall Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 442 |
| Pearsall Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 434 |
| Ted Flores Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 503 |