Presidio High School
Public high school in Presidio, Texas · Presidio ISD · Grades 9–12
Presidio High School serves 418 students in grades 9–12 in Presidio (Presidio County). It is one of 3 schools in Presidio ISD. By enrollment it is the 1000th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.9 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 ÷ 32.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Presidio ISD |
| County | Presidio County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 483580004055 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Presidio ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 418 | 1,085 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 92.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Presidio High School in context
Size
Presidio High School is the only high school in Presidio ISD. Its 418 students are 38.5% of the district's 1,085. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 133.1 miles away and have a median of 662 students, so Presidio 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 128 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 91, against an average of 105 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than grade 9 (94 against 128). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 96.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Presidio ISD (97.9%).
94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.8% across Presidio ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Presidio High School has 32.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 418 students would have about 29.9 teachers, so Presidio High School has 2.4 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 Alpine High School, 70.1 miles away in Alpine 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 | 96.9% |
| White | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
45.7% of students are girls and 54.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 128 |
| Grade 10 | 91 |
| Grade 11 | 105 |
| Grade 12 | 94 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 E Hwy 170, Presidio, TX 79845
Phone: (432)229-1100
Website: presidio-isd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Presidio High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine High School | Alpine ISD | 70.1 mi | 286 | 10 | 45.1% |
| Butz Preparatory Academy | Fort Stockton ISD | 127.2 mi | 2,039 | 2039 | 64.1% |
| Lone Star Virtual Academy | Fort Stockton ISD | 127.2 mi | 3,628 | – | 64.6% |
| Fort Stockton High School | Fort Stockton ISD | 127.9 mi | 699 | 14.7 | 71.7% |
| Pecos High School | Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD | 138.3 mi | 854 | 12.2 | 58.4% |
| Fort Hancock High School | Ft Hancock ISD | 149.4 mi | 163 | 11.2 | 91.4% |
| Monahans High School | Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD | 165.3 mi | 624 | 13.6 | 41.3% |
| Tornillo High School | Tornillo ISD | 167.5 mi | 241 | 11.9 | 94.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Presidio ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Rede Franco Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 221 |
| Presidio Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 446 |