Saint Jo High School
Public high school in Saint Jo, Texas · Saint Jo ISD · Grades 7–12
Saint Jo High School serves 145 students in grades 7–12 in Saint Jo (Montague County). It is one of 2 schools in Saint Jo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1473rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.4 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 ÷ 15.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Saint Jo ISD |
| County | Montague County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483852004287 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Saint Jo ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 145 | 326 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.4 | 11.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40% | 40.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Saint Jo High School in context
Size
Saint Jo High School is the only high school in Saint Jo ISD. Its 145 students are 44.5% of the district's 326. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 21.5 miles away and have a median of 258 students, so Saint Jo 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 12 with 31 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 18, against an average of 24 per grade. This year grade 12 has 35% more students than grade 7 (31 against 23). 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 85.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Saint Jo ISD (86.2%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 40.2% across Saint Jo 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
Saint Jo High School has 15.37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 145 students would have about 10.4 teachers, so Saint Jo High School has 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 Muenster High School, 8.8 miles away in Muenster 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 | 85.5% |
| Hispanic | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
44.1% of students are girls and 55.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 23 |
| Grade 8 | 23 |
| Grade 9 | 18 |
| Grade 10 | 26 |
| Grade 11 | 24 |
| Grade 12 | 31 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
206 W Evans St, Saint Jo, TX 76265
Phone: (940)995-2532
Website: saintjoisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Saint Jo High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muenster High School | Muenster ISD | 8.8 mi | 259 | 10.6 | 15.4% |
| Nocona High School | Nocona ISD | 14.0 mi | 258 | 11.2 | 50.8% |
| Lindsay High School | Lindsay ISD | 17.3 mi | 239 | 12.2 | 10% |
| Bowie High School | Bowie ISD | 21.4 mi | 467 | 13.5 | 39% |
| Gainesville High School | Gainesville ISD | 21.6 mi | 876 | 16.1 | 54.1% |
| Lone Star H S North (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 25.2 mi | 162 | – | – |
| Valley View High School | Valley View ISD | 25.2 mi | 257 | 10 | 24.1% |
| Alvord High School | Alvord ISD | 25.6 mi | 225 | 9.1 | 36.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Saint Jo ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Jo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 181 |