Pecos High School
Public high school in Pecos, Texas · Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD · Grades 9–12
Pecos High School serves 854 students in grades 9–12 in Pecos (Reeves County). It is one of 4 schools in Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD. By enrollment it is the 656th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.2 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 ÷ 70.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD |
| County | Reeves County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483455003881 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 854 | 2,919 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 13 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.4% | 63.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% 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.
Pecos High School in context
Size
Pecos High School is the only high school in Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD. Its 854 students are 29.3% of the district's 2,919. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 51.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 510; Pecos 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 249 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 169, against an average of 214 per grade. This year grade 12 has 32% fewer students than grade 9 (169 against 249). 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: 91.6% here and 91.3% across Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.2% across Pecos-Barstow-Toyah 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 70.23 full-time-equivalent teachers for 854 students, Pecos High School has 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 854 students would have about 61 teachers, so Pecos High School has 9.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Pecos 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 Wink High School, 31.4 miles away in Wink-Loving 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 | 91.6% |
| White | 4.4% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 249 |
| Grade 10 | 234 |
| Grade 11 | 202 |
| Grade 12 | 169 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1201 S Park St, Pecos, TX 79772
Phone: (432)447-7400
Website: pbtisd.esc18.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pecos High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wink High School | Wink-Loving ISD | 31.4 mi | 211 | 8.1 | – |
| Monahans High School | Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD | 37.8 mi | 624 | 13.6 | 41.3% |
| Kermit High School | Kermit ISD | 39.3 mi | 395 | 13.7 | 60.3% |
| Fort Stockton High School | Fort Stockton ISD | 50.6 mi | 699 | 14.7 | 71.7% |
| Butz Preparatory Academy | Fort Stockton ISD | 51.9 mi | 2,039 | 2039 | 64.1% |
| Lone Star Virtual Academy | Fort Stockton ISD | 51.9 mi | 3,628 | – | 64.6% |
| Crane High School | Crane ISD | 67.8 mi | 347 | 13.4 | 67.7% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Odessa | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 72.0 mi | 350 | 50.7 | 55.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 583 |
| Crockett Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 621 |
| Zavala Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 861 |