Ranger High School
Public high school in Ranger, Texas · Ranger ISD · Grades 9–12
Ranger High School serves 72 students in grades 9–12 in Ranger (Eastland County). It is one of 3 schools in Ranger ISD. By enrollment it is the 1683rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 6.1 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 ÷ 11.81 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Ranger ISD |
| County | Eastland County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483648004090 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ranger ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 72 | 288 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 6.1 | 9.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.6% | 74% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Ranger High School in context
Size
Ranger High School is the only high school in Ranger ISD. Its 72 students are 25% of the district's 288. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 22.9 miles away and have a median of 253 students, so Ranger 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 29 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 10, against an average of 18 per grade. This year grade 12 has 41% fewer students than grade 9 (17 against 29). 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 63.9% of enrollment, a lower share than across Ranger ISD (71.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 29.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74% across Ranger 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
Ranger High School has 11.81 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 72 students would have about 5.1 teachers, so Ranger High School has 6.7 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 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 Eastland High School, 11.4 miles away in Eastland 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
| White | 63.9% |
| Hispanic | 29.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4.2% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
38.9% of students are girls and 61.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 29 |
| Grade 10 | 10 |
| Grade 11 | 16 |
| Grade 12 | 17 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1842 Loop 254 E, Ranger, TX 76470
Phone: (254)647-3216
Website: ranger.esc14.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ranger High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastland High School | Eastland ISD | 11.4 mi | 280 | 9 | 50% |
| Gorman High School | Gorman ISD | 18.2 mi | 87 | 6.6 | 57.5% |
| Cisco Learning Center | Cisco ISD | 20.2 mi | 12 | 2.9 | 66.7% |
| Cisco High School | Cisco ISD | 21.0 mi | 225 | 9 | 39.1% |
| Breckenridge High School | Breckenridge ISD | 24.9 mi | 379 | 11.3 | 60.2% |
| De Leon High School | De Leon ISD | 25.5 mi | 182 | 8.5 | 42.3% |
| Santo High School | Santo ISD | 27.3 mi | 302 | 11.5 | 40.4% |
| Stephenville High School | Stephenville ISD | 29.9 mi | 1,079 | 13.3 | 42.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ranger ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 151 |
| Ranger Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 65 |