Runge High School
Public high school in Runge, Texas · Runge ISD · Grades 7–12
Runge High School serves 60 students in grades 7–12 in Runge (Karnes County). It is one of 2 schools in Runge ISD. By enrollment it is the 1722nd 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 ÷ 9.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Runge ISD |
| County | Karnes County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483831004272 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Runge ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 60 | 162 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 6.1 | 7.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.3% | 78.4% | 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.
Runge High School in context
Size
Runge High School is the only high school in Runge ISD. Its 60 students are 37% of the district's 162. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.4 miles away and have a median of 213 students, so Runge 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 14 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 6, against an average of 10 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 7 (6 against 7). 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 88.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Runge ISD (92.6%). White students are next, at 11.7%.
73.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.4% across Runge 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
Runge High School has 9.77 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 60 students would have about 4.3 teachers, so Runge High School has 5.5 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 Kenedy High School, 9.6 miles away in Kenedy 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 | 88.3% |
| White | 11.7% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 7 |
| Grade 8 | 12 |
| Grade 9 | 14 |
| Grade 10 | 11 |
| Grade 11 | 10 |
| Grade 12 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 N Reiffert, Runge, TX 78151
Phone: (830)239-4315
Website: rungeisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Runge High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenedy High School | Kenedy ISD | 9.6 mi | 219 | 10.5 | 79.9% |
| Connally | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 10.8 mi | 83 | 20.8 | – |
| Karnes City High School | Karnes City ISD | 10.9 mi | 281 | 9.5 | 50.9% |
| Yorktown High School | Yorktown ISD | 13.8 mi | 171 | 9.3 | 41.5% |
| Pettus Secondary | Pettus ISD | 19.0 mi | 206 | 12 | 67% |
| Falls City High School | Falls City ISD | 20.1 mi | 184 | 11.5 | 23.9% |
| Goliad High School | Goliad ISD | 24.2 mi | 415 | 13.2 | 37.3% |
| Poth High School | Poth ISD | 25.8 mi | 275 | 10 | 32.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Runge ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runge Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 102 |