Pleasanton ISD School of Choice
Public high school in Pleasanton, Texas · Pleasanton ISD · Grades 10–12
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice serves 11 students in grades 10–12 in Pleasanton (Atascosa County). It is one of 5 schools in Pleasanton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1911th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11 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 ÷ 1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| District | Pleasanton ISD |
| County | Atascosa County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483519011945 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pleasanton ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 11 | 3,406 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 14.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.7% | 64.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 27% 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.
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Pleasanton ISD, Pleasanton ISD School of Choice is the smallest, with 0.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 10.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 476; Pleasanton ISD School of Choice 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 6 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 12 has 500% more students than grade 10 (6 against 1). 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: 63.6% here and 73.6% across Pleasanton ISD. White students are next, at 27.3%.
72.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.2% across Pleasanton 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
With 1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 11 students, Pleasanton ISD School of Choice has 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 11 students would have about 0.8 teachers, so Pleasanton ISD School of Choice has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Pleasanton ISD School of Choice is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other high school is Pleasanton High School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 2 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 | 63.6% |
| White | 27.3% |
| Black | 9.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 10 | 1 |
| Grade 11 | 4 |
| Grade 12 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1411 Bensdale Rd, Pleasanton, TX 78064
Phone: (830)569-1250
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pleasanton ISD School of Choice. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton High School | Pleasanton ISD | 0.9 mi | 978 | 13.3 | 55% |
| Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center | Jourdanton ISD | 4.9 mi | 18 | 18 | 16.7% |
| Jourdanton High School | Jourdanton ISD | 5.4 mi | 471 | 12.3 | 41.4% |
| Poteet High School | Poteet ISD | 6.3 mi | 481 | 11.9 | 68.4% |
| Charlotte High School | Charlotte ISD | 14.7 mi | 137 | 9 | 62% |
| Southside Alternative Center | Southside ISD | 17.3 mi | 22 | 12.9 | 72.7% |
| Southside High School | Southside ISD | 18.0 mi | 1,772 | 16.9 | 85.7% |
| Somerset High School | Somerset ISD | 19.7 mi | 1,175 | 15.3 | 75.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pleasanton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 733 |
| Pleasanton High School | High | 9–12 | 978 |
| Pleasanton Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 754 |
| Pleasanton Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 927 |