Rice High School
Public high school in Altair, Texas · Rice CISD · Grades 9–12
Rice High School serves 348 students in grades 9–12 in Altair (Colorado County). It is one of 7 schools in Rice CISD. By enrollment it is the 1093rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 25.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Rice CISD |
| County | Colorado County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483697004118 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Rice CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 348 | 1,306 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70.4% | 76.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Rice High School in context
Size
Rice High School is the largest of Rice CISD's 2 high schools; its 348 students are 26.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 22 miles away and have a median of 354 students, so Rice 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 97 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 82, against an average of 87 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 82 in grade 9 and 87 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 64.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Rice CISD (61.7%). White students are next, at 18.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
70.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.8% across Rice CISD 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
Rice High School has 25.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 348 students would have about 24.9 teachers, so Rice 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, 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 Columbus Crossing High School, 10.2 miles away in Columbus 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 | 64.9% |
| White | 18.1% |
| Black | 15.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
45.7% of students are girls and 54.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 82 |
| Grade 10 | 82 |
| Grade 11 | 97 |
| Grade 12 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1095 Raider Dr., Altair, TX 77412
Phone: (979)234-3531
Website: ricecisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rice High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crossing High School | Columbus ISD | 10.2 mi | 14 | – | 78.6% |
| Columbus High School | Columbus ISD | 10.4 mi | 524 | 13.2 | 50.6% |
| Rice Challenge Academy | Rice CISD | 11.2 mi | 114 | 28.9 | 97.4% |
| Weimar High School | Weimar ISD | 19.6 mi | 214 | 10.1 | 55.1% |
| Sealy High School | Sealy ISD | 24.4 mi | 1,002 | 14.8 | 61.3% |
| Schulenburg Secondary | Schulenburg ISD | 25.5 mi | 411 | 11.3 | 68.9% |
| East Bernard High School | East Bernard ISD | 26.6 mi | 302 | 10.2 | 29.8% |
| Hallettsville High School | Hallettsville ISD | 26.9 mi | 406 | 11.3 | 32.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Rice CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Lake Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 166 |
| Eagle Lake Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 194 |
| Garwood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 120 |
| Rice Challenge Academy | High | 9–12 | 114 |
| Rice Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 282 |
| Sheridan Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 82 |