Pottsboro High School
Public high school in Pottsboro, Texas · Pottsboro ISD · Grades 9–12
Pottsboro High School serves 460 students in grades 9–12 in Pottsboro (Grayson County). It is one of 3 schools in Pottsboro ISD. By enrollment it is the 957th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 33.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pottsboro ISD |
| County | Grayson County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483558004036 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pottsboro ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 460 | 1,453 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 32.4% | 33.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Pottsboro High School in context
Size
Pottsboro High School is the only high school in Pottsboro ISD. Its 460 students are 31.7% of the district's 1,453. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 6.4 miles away and have a median of 192 students, so Pottsboro 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 12 with 122 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 99, against an average of 115 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 119 in grade 9 and 122 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 80.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pottsboro ISD (80.7%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
32.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 33.3% across Pottsboro 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
Pottsboro High School has 33.38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 460 students would have about 32.9 teachers, so Pottsboro High School 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
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Jefferson Learning Center, 3.8 miles away in Sherman ISD. There are 3 high schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 80.2% |
| Hispanic | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Black | 0.2% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 119 |
| Grade 10 | 120 |
| Grade 11 | 99 |
| Grade 12 | 122 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
901 Hwy 120, Pottsboro, TX 75076
Phone: (903)771-0085
Website: pottsboroisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pottsboro High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Learning Center | Sherman ISD | 3.8 mi | 82 | 8.2 | 84.1% |
| Cooke/Fannin/Grayson County Juvenile Post Ajud Fac | Sherman ISD | 3.9 mi | 62 | 7.7 | 4.8% |
| Tri County Juvenile Detent | Sherman ISD | 3.9 mi | 21 | 20.8 | 19% |
| Denison High School | Denison ISD | 6.3 mi | 1,351 | 14 | 56.6% |
| Pathways High School | Denison ISD | 6.6 mi | 62 | 13.2 | 75.8% |
| Sherman High School | Sherman ISD | 11.4 mi | 2,143 | 13.1 | 68.8% |
| S and S Cons High School | S and S CISD | 12.9 mi | 301 | 11.2 | 34.2% |
| Howe High School | Howe ISD | 16.5 mi | 363 | 10.5 | 35% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pottsboro ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottsboro Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 552 |
| Pottsboro Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 440 |