Pieper High School
Public high school in San Antonio, Texas · Comal ISD · Grades 9–12
Pieper High School serves 2,093 students in grades 9–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 37 schools in Comal ISD. By enrollment it is the 296th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.2 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 ÷ 115.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Comal ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481473012276 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Comal ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,093 | 29,839 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18.2 | 15.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14.3% | 28.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% 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.
Pieper High School in context
Size
Of the 9 high schools in Comal ISD, Pieper High School is the 3rd largest, with 7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 8.3 miles away and have a median of 1,666 students, so Pieper 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 567 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 469, against an average of 523 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (469 against 567). 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 45% of enrollment, a lower share than across Comal ISD (49.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 41.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.9% across Comal 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
Pieper High School has 115.24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,093 students would have about 149.5 teachers, so Pieper High School has 34.3 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Hill Country College Prep High School, 4.4 miles away in the same district. There are 2 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 | 45% |
| Hispanic | 41.6% |
| Black | 5% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Asian | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 567 |
| Grade 10 | 518 |
| Grade 11 | 539 |
| Grade 12 | 469 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1400 Kinder Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78260
Phone: (830)221-2000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pieper High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Country College Prep High School | Comal ISD | 4.4 mi | 178 | 10.3 | 18.5% |
| Johnson High School | North East ISD | 4.9 mi | 3,196 | 18.6 | 23.8% |
| Reagan High School | North East ISD | 7.1 mi | 3,403 | 18.8 | 17.9% |
| Sjrc Texas | University of Texas University Charter School | 8.2 mi | 10 | 10 | – |
| Laurel Ridge | University of Texas University Charter School | 8.4 mi | 39 | 8.8 | – |
| Smithson Valley High School | Comal ISD | 8.7 mi | 2,098 | 15.5 | 14.4% |
| Davenport High School | Comal ISD | 10.7 mi | 1,233 | 14.2 | 29.4% |
| Madison High School | North East ISD | 10.8 mi | 2,616 | 16.6 | 50.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.