Poteet High School
Public high school in Poteet, Texas · Poteet ISD · Grades 9–12
Poteet High School serves 481 students in grades 9–12 in Poteet (Atascosa County). It is one of 4 schools in Poteet ISD. By enrollment it is the 923rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.9 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 ÷ 40.41 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Poteet ISD |
| County | Atascosa County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483552004029 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Poteet ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 481 | 1,837 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.4% | 75.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 33% 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.
Poteet High School in context
Size
Poteet High School is the only high school in Poteet ISD. Its 481 students are 26.2% of the district's 1,837. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 11.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 300; Poteet 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 143 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 103, against an average of 120 per grade. This year grade 12 has 28% fewer students than grade 9 (103 against 143). 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: 88.4% here and 88.4% across Poteet ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.9% across Poteet 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 40.41 full-time-equivalent teachers for 481 students, Poteet High School has 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 481 students would have about 34.4 teachers, so Poteet High School 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
Poteet 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 Pleasanton ISD School of Choice, 6.3 miles away in Pleasanton ISD. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 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 | 88.4% |
| White | 9.8% |
| Black | 1% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 143 |
| Grade 10 | 115 |
| Grade 11 | 120 |
| Grade 12 | 103 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1020 Fm 1470, Poteet, TX 78065
Phone: (830)742-3522
Website: poteetisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Poteet High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton ISD School of Choice | Pleasanton ISD | 6.3 mi | 11 | 11 | 72.7% |
| Pleasanton High School | Pleasanton ISD | 7.2 mi | 978 | 13.3 | 55% |
| Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center | Jourdanton ISD | 8.8 mi | 18 | 18 | 16.7% |
| Jourdanton High School | Jourdanton ISD | 9.7 mi | 471 | 12.3 | 41.4% |
| Somerset High School | Somerset ISD | 13.6 mi | 1,175 | 15.3 | 75.7% |
| Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy | Somerset ISD | 13.6 mi | 128 | 18 | 78.9% |
| Southside Alternative Center | Southside ISD | 14.2 mi | 22 | 12.9 | 72.7% |
| Southside High School | Southside ISD | 14.2 mi | 1,772 | 16.9 | 85.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Poteet ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poteet Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 579 |
| Poteet Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 382 |
| Poteet Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 393 |