Plains High School
Public high school in Plains, Texas · Plains ISD · Grades 9–12
Plains High School serves 129 students in grades 9–12 in Plains (Yoakum County). It is one of 3 schools in Plains ISD. By enrollment it is the 1518th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7.3 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 ÷ 17.69 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Plains ISD |
| County | Yoakum County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483504003942 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Plains ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 129 | 423 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7.3 | 8.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55.8% | 61.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% 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.
Plains High School in context
Size
Plains High School is the only high school in Plains ISD. Its 129 students are 30.5% of the district's 423. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 33.1 miles away and have a median of 489 students, so Plains High School is smaller 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 35 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 25, against an average of 32 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 35 in grade 9 and 34 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 66.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Plains ISD (68.8%). White students are next, at 32.6%.
55.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.9% across Plains 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
Plains High School has 17.69 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 129 students would have about 9.2 teachers, so Plains High School has 8.5 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 rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Denver City High School, 15 miles away in Denver City 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 | 66.7% |
| White | 32.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
55.8% of students are girls and 44.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 35 |
| Grade 10 | 25 |
| Grade 11 | 35 |
| Grade 12 | 34 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
811 Cowboy Way, Plains, TX 79355
Phone: (806)456-7401
Website: plainsisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Plains High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver City High School | Denver City ISD | 15.0 mi | 512 | 13.7 | 52.1% |
| Sundown High School | Sundown ISD | 27.1 mi | 184 | 7.9 | 45.7% |
| Brownfield Education Center | Brownfield ISD | 32.2 mi | 29 | 15.2 | 93.1% |
| Brownfield High School | Brownfield ISD | 32.7 mi | 465 | 10.6 | 79.8% |
| Seminole High School | Seminole ISD | 33.4 mi | 835 | 11.2 | 47.3% |
| Seminole Success Center | Seminole ISD | 34.2 mi | 34 | 8.7 | 82.4% |
| Levelland High School | Levelland ISD | 38.7 mi | 798 | 13.2 | 63.9% |
| Frenship High School | Frenship ISD | 52.2 mi | 3,422 | 15.8 | 41.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Plains ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plains Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 201 |
| Plains Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 93 |