Quest High School
Public high school in Burnet, Texas · Burnet CISD · Grades 9–12
Quest High School serves 35 students in grades 9–12 in Burnet (Burnet County). It is one of 6 schools in Burnet CISD. By enrollment it is the 1783rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.4 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 ÷ 4.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Burnet CISD |
| County | Burnet County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481222003287 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Burnet CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 35 | 3,209 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.4 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.7% | 58.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Quest High School in context
Size
Quest High School is the smallest of Burnet CISD's 2 high schools; its 35 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.1 miles away and have a median of 1,038 students, so Quest High School 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 16 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 1, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 12 has 1,500% more students than grade 9 (16 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
White students are the largest group, at 80% of enrollment, a higher share than across Burnet CISD (59.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 20%.
65.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.4% across Burnet CISD 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
Quest High School has 4.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 35 students would have about 2.5 teachers, so Quest High School has 1.7 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Burnet High School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 80% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
37.1% of students are girls and 62.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Grade 10 | 5 |
| Grade 11 | 13 |
| Grade 12 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
702 N Wood St, Burnet, TX 78611
Phone: (512)756-6747
Website: burnetcisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Quest High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnet High School | Burnet CISD | 0.9 mi | 946 | 14.4 | 56.4% |
| Falls Career High School | Marble Falls ISD | 12.2 mi | 45 | 7.6 | 71.1% |
| Marble Falls High School | Marble Falls ISD | 12.6 mi | 1,129 | 13.7 | 60.7% |
| Liberty Hill High School | Liberty Hill ISD | 17.2 mi | 2,156 | 15.7 | 18.9% |
| Lampasas High School | Lampasas ISD | 19.1 mi | 1,145 | 15.3 | 42.1% |
| Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill | Ki Charter | 20.9 mi | 125 | 9.8 | – |
| Legacy Ranch High School | Liberty Hill ISD | 21.8 mi | 315 | 10.5 | 12.7% |
| Glenn High School | Leander ISD | 23.4 mi | 2,024 | 14.3 | 23.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Burnet CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertram Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 437 |
| Burnet High School | High | 9–12 | 946 |
| Burnet Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 711 |
| Rj Richey Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 510 |
| Shady Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 570 |