Peter E Hyland Center
Public high school in Baytown, Texas · Goose Creek CISD · Grades 10–12
Peter E Hyland Center serves 107 students in grades 10–12 in Baytown (Harris County). It is one of 33 schools in Goose Creek CISD. By enrollment it is the 1583rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7.9 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 ÷ 13.63 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| District | Goose Creek CISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482115006974 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Goose Creek CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 107 | 24,032 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7.9 | 15.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.1% | 74.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Peter E Hyland Center in context
Size
Peter E Hyland Center is the 6th largest of Goose Creek CISD's 8 high schools; its 107 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.2 miles away and have a median of 505 students, so Peter E Hyland Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 12 with 71 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 2, against an average of 36 per grade. This year grade 12 has 3,450% more students than grade 10 (71 against 2). 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 61.7% of enrollment, a lower share than across Goose Creek CISD (65.7%). Black students are next, at 24.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.3% across Goose Creek CISD 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
Peter E Hyland Center has 13.63 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 107 students would have about 7.6 teachers, so Peter E Hyland Center has 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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is Impact Early College High School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 12 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61.7% |
| Black | 24.3% |
| White | 13.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
43.9% of students are girls and 56.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 10 | 2 |
| Grade 11 | 34 |
| Grade 12 | 71 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1906 Decker Dr., Baytown, TX 77520
Phone: (281)420-4555
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Peter E Hyland Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Early College High School | Goose Creek CISD | 0.6 mi | 413 | 24.4 | 64.4% |
| Lee High School | Goose Creek CISD | 0.8 mi | 1,747 | 14.7 | 74.1% |
| Stuart Career Technical High School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.3 mi | 597 | 15.8 | 73.5% |
| Sterling High School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.1 mi | 2,150 | 16.6 | 71% |
| High Point School | Goose Creek CISD | 4.2 mi | 19 | – | 68.4% |
| The Academy of Viola Dewalt High School | La Porte ISD | 5.5 mi | 163 | 8.1 | 47.2% |
| Goose Creek Memorial | Goose Creek CISD | 5.7 mi | 2,335 | 16.1 | 65.5% |
| Point Alternative Center | Goose Creek CISD | 6.1 mi | 96 | 8 | 71.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.