Pittsburg High School
Public high school in Pittsburg, Texas · Pittsburg ISD · Grades 9–12
Pittsburg High School serves 671 students in grades 9–12 in Pittsburg (Camp County). It is one of 5 schools in Pittsburg ISD. By enrollment it is the 766th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.5 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 ÷ 64.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pittsburg ISD |
| County | Camp County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483501003937 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pittsburg ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 671 | 2,245 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.5 | 11.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.7% | 75.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 24% 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.
Pittsburg High School in context
Size
Pittsburg High School is the only high school in Pittsburg ISD. Its 671 students are 29.9% of the district's 2,245. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 13.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 284; Pittsburg 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 11 with 191 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 143, against an average of 168 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (143 against 175). 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: 47.1% here and 46.8% across Pittsburg ISD. White students are next, at 34%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
74.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.6% across Pittsburg 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 64.18 full-time-equivalent teachers for 671 students, Pittsburg High School has 10.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 671 students would have about 47.9 teachers, so Pittsburg High School has 16.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Pittsburg High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Chapel Hill High School, 9.1 miles away in Chapel Hill ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 47.1% |
| White | 34% |
| Black | 15.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 175 |
| Grade 10 | 162 |
| Grade 11 | 191 |
| Grade 12 | 143 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 S Texas St, Pittsburg, TX 75686
Phone: (903)856-3646
Website: pittsburgisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pittsburg High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 9.1 mi | 294 | 8.9 | 41.2% |
| Mount Pleasant DAEP | Mount Pleasant ISD | 12.1 mi | 13 | 3.7 | 92.3% |
| Mount Pleasant High School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 12.1 mi | 1,557 | 12 | 75.5% |
| Union Hill High School | Union Hill ISD | 13.2 mi | 141 | 11.8 | 56.7% |
| Harts Bluff Early College High School | Harts Bluff ISD | 14.1 mi | 224 | 9.8 | 59.8% |
| Daingerfield High School | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | 14.7 mi | 343 | 9.7 | 68.8% |
| Gilmer High School | Gilmer ISD | 18.8 mi | 895 | 11.8 | 60.3% |
| Harmony High School | Harmony ISD | 18.9 mi | 273 | 8.1 | 44.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pittsburg ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg Elementary School | Elementary | 2–4 | 480 |
| Pittsburg Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 369 |
| Pittsburg Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 299 |
| Pittsburg Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 426 |