Refugio High School
Public high school in Refugio, Texas · Refugio ISD · Grades 9–12
Refugio High School serves 222 students in grades 9–12 in Refugio (Refugio County). It is one of 3 schools in Refugio ISD. By enrollment it is the 1296th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.3 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 ÷ 19.71 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Refugio ISD |
| County | Refugio County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483678004111 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Refugio ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 222 | 656 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 11.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.2% | 63.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% 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.
Refugio High School in context
Size
Refugio High School is the only high school in Refugio ISD. Its 222 students are 33.8% of the district's 656. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 24 miles away and have a median of 232 students, so Refugio High School is close to their typical size.
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 11 with 67 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 46, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% more students than grade 9 (57 against 52). 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 62.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Refugio ISD (69.7%). White students are next, at 25.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.6% across Refugio 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
Refugio High School has 19.71 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 222 students would have about 15.9 teachers, so Refugio High School has 3.8 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 Woodsboro High School, 6.3 miles away in Woodsboro ISD. There are 0 high schools 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
| Hispanic | 62.6% |
| White | 25.2% |
| Black | 11.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
45.9% of students are girls and 54.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 52 |
| Grade 10 | 46 |
| Grade 11 | 67 |
| Grade 12 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
212 W Vance St, Refugio, TX 78377
Phone: (361)526-2344
Website: refugioisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Refugio High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodsboro High School | Woodsboro ISD | 6.3 mi | 233 | 10.9 | 42.5% |
| Sinton High School | Sinton ISD | 23.3 mi | 547 | 12.7 | 62% |
| Rockport-Fulton High School | Rockport-Fulton ISD | 23.4 mi | 918 | 14.5 | 54.1% |
| Taft High School | Taft ISD | 23.6 mi | 249 | 10.6 | 79.9% |
| Coastal Horizons Academy | Erath Excels Academy Inc | 24.4 mi | 72 | 24 | – |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Sinton ISD | 24.5 mi | 11 | 11.1 | 72.7% |
| Austwell-Tivoli High School | Austwell-Tivoli ISD | 25.3 mi | 74 | 6.2 | 59.5% |
| Skidmore-Tynan High School | Skidmore-Tynan ISD | 25.4 mi | 231 | 8.7 | 70.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Refugio ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refugio Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 300 |
| Refugio Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 134 |