San Saba High School
Public high school in San Saba, Texas · San Saba ISD · Grades 9–12
San Saba High School serves 217 students in grades 9–12 in San Saba (San Saba County). It is one of 3 schools in San Saba ISD. By enrollment it is the 1310th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.6 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 ÷ 22.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | San Saba ISD |
| County | San Saba County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483903004457 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Saba ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 217 | 738 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.6 | 11.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.7% | 73.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
San Saba High School in context
Size
San Saba High School is the only high school in San Saba ISD. Its 217 students are 29.4% of the district's 738. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 36.9 miles away and have a median of 220 students, so San Saba 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 10 with 61 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 46, against an average of 54 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% more students than grade 9 (56 against 46). 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 61.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across San Saba ISD (60.2%). White students are next, at 36.9%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 73.3% across San Saba 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
San Saba High School has 22.59 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 217 students would have about 15.5 teachers, so San Saba High School has 7.1 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 Goldthwaite High School, 19.9 miles away in Goldthwaite 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 | 61.8% |
| White | 36.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 46 |
| Grade 10 | 61 |
| Grade 11 | 54 |
| Grade 12 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
808 W Wallace, San Saba, TX 76877
Phone: (325)267-2731
Website: san-saba.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: San Saba High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldthwaite High School | Goldthwaite ISD | 19.9 mi | 168 | 7.8 | 44.6% |
| Llano High School | Llano ISD | 32.1 mi | 500 | 11 | 61.8% |
| Lampasas High School | Lampasas ISD | 33.8 mi | 1,145 | 15.3 | 42.1% |
| Brady High School | Brady ISD | 36.6 mi | 271 | 9.7 | 59.8% |
| Brownwood Accelerated High School | Brownwood ISD | 37.2 mi | 17 | 6 | 52.9% |
| Brownwood High School | Brownwood ISD | 37.3 mi | 935 | 13.6 | 47.3% |
| Evant High School | Evant ISD | 39.1 mi | 98 | 7.6 | 71.4% |
| Lone Star H S West (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 39.3 mi | 82 | – | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in San Saba ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Saba Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 305 |
| San Saba Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 216 |