Round Top-Carmine High School
Public high school in Carmine, Texas · Round Top-Carmine ISD · Grades 7–12
Round Top-Carmine High School serves 114 students in grades 7–12 in Carmine (Fayette County). It is one of 2 schools in Round Top-Carmine ISD. By enrollment it is the 1563rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.5 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 ÷ 13.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Round Top-Carmine ISD |
| County | Fayette County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483810004259 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Round Top-Carmine ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 114 | 235 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.5 | 9.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 28.1% | 34.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Round Top-Carmine High School in context
Size
Round Top-Carmine High School is the only high school in Round Top-Carmine ISD. Its 114 students are 48.5% of the district's 235. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.7 miles away and have a median of 287 students, so Round Top-Carmine 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 7 with 22 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 14, against an average of 19 per grade. This year grade 12 has 36% fewer students than grade 7 (14 against 22). 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 70.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Round Top-Carmine ISD (68.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 23.7%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
28.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 34.9% across Round Top-Carmine ISD 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
Round Top-Carmine High School has 13.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 114 students would have about 8.1 teachers, so Round Top-Carmine High School has 5.4 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 Burton High School, 5.6 miles away in Burton 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
| White | 70.2% |
| Hispanic | 23.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| Black | 1.8% |
60.5% of students are girls and 39.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 22 |
| Grade 8 | 21 |
| Grade 9 | 20 |
| Grade 10 | 18 |
| Grade 11 | 19 |
| Grade 12 | 14 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
378 Centennial St, Carmine, TX 78932
Phone: (979)966-6118
Website: rtcisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Round Top-Carmine High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton High School | Burton ISD | 5.6 mi | 237 | 9.6 | 38.4% |
| Lone Star H S Southeast (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 13.1 mi | 128 | – | – |
| Giddings High School | Giddings ISD | 15.4 mi | 648 | 12.9 | 45.1% |
| Somerville High School | Somerville ISD | 16.2 mi | 207 | 11.7 | 77.8% |
| Brenham High School | Brenham ISD | 17.3 mi | 1,544 | 14.1 | 48.4% |
| Trinity Charter School - Brenham Campus | Trinity Charter School | 17.5 mi | 35 | 8.9 | 91.4% |
| La Grange High School | La Grange ISD | 20.0 mi | 600 | 11.9 | 47.8% |
| Lexington High School | Lexington ISD | 26.9 mi | 336 | 10.2 | 36% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Round Top-Carmine ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top-Carmine Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 121 |