Sabinal Secondary
Public high school in Sabinal, Texas · Sabinal ISD · Grades 7–12
Sabinal Secondary serves 224 students in grades 7–12 in Sabinal (Uvalde County). It is one of 2 schools in Sabinal ISD. By enrollment it is the 1295th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.8 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 ÷ 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Sabinal ISD |
| County | Uvalde County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483843004280 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sabinal ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 224 | 462 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 11.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.4% | 77.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Sabinal Secondary in context
Size
Sabinal Secondary is the only high school in Sabinal ISD. Its 224 students are 48.5% of the district's 462. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 35 miles away with a median enrollment of 535; Sabinal Secondary 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 44 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 30, against an average of 37 per grade. This year grade 12 has 32% fewer students than grade 7 (30 against 44). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 81.7% here and 85.7% across Sabinal ISD. White students are next, at 16.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.3% across Sabinal 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
With 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers for 224 students, Sabinal Secondary has 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 224 students would have about 16 teachers, so Sabinal Secondary has 4.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Sabinal Secondary is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Uvalde High School, 20.1 miles away in Uvalde CISD. 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 | 81.7% |
| White | 16.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
42.9% of students are girls and 57.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 44 |
| Grade 8 | 37 |
| Grade 9 | 37 |
| Grade 10 | 41 |
| Grade 11 | 35 |
| Grade 12 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
409 W Cullins, Sabinal, TX 78881
Phone: (830)988-2475
Website: sabinalisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sabinal Secondary. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uvalde High School | Uvalde CISD | 20.1 mi | 1,148 | 14.5 | 76.1% |
| Hondo High School | Hondo ISD | 20.3 mi | 518 | 12.5 | 62% |
| Crossroads Academy | Uvalde CISD | 20.5 mi | 59 | 11.8 | 96.6% |
| La Pryor Secondary | La Pryor ISD | 34.5 mi | 244 | 13 | 86.1% |
| Devine High School | Devine ISD | 35.5 mi | 551 | 13.2 | 46.6% |
| Devine Learning Academy | Devine ISD | 36.3 mi | 26 | – | 42.3% |
| Pearsall High School | Pearsall ISD | 37.3 mi | 572 | 15.8 | 86% |
| Bandera High School | Bandera ISD | 37.4 mi | 664 | 14.5 | 41.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sabinal ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabinal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 238 |