Scurry-Rosser High School
Public high school in Scurry, Texas · Scurry-Rosser ISD · Grades 9–12
Scurry-Rosser High School serves 347 students in grades 9–12 in Scurry (Kaufman County). It is one of 3 schools in Scurry-Rosser ISD. By enrollment it is the 1097th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Scurry-Rosser ISD |
| County | Kaufman County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483957004497 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Scurry-Rosser ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 347 | 1,032 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 12.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.2% | 45.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% 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.
Scurry-Rosser High School in context
Size
Scurry-Rosser High School is the only high school in Scurry-Rosser ISD. Its 347 students are 33.6% of the district's 1,032. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.1 miles away and have a median of 1,117 students, so Scurry-Rosser 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 93 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 82, against an average of 87 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (82 against 93). 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 70.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Scurry-Rosser ISD (65.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 26.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.2% across Scurry-Rosser 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
Scurry-Rosser High School has 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 347 students would have about 24.8 teachers, so Scurry-Rosser High School has 3.5 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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Gary W Campbell High School, 5.4 miles away in Kaufman ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 70.3% |
| Hispanic | 26.8% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 93 |
| Grade 10 | 90 |
| Grade 11 | 82 |
| Grade 12 | 82 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8321 S State Hwy 34, Scurry, TX 75158
Phone: (972)452-8823
Website: scurry-rosser.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Scurry-Rosser High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary W Campbell High School | Kaufman ISD | 5.4 mi | 13 | 2.2 | 76.9% |
| Kaufman High School | Kaufman ISD | 5.4 mi | 1,294 | 14.5 | 67.2% |
| Crandall High School | Crandall ISD | 8.5 mi | 1,999 | 15.6 | 55% |
| Kemp High School | Kemp ISD | 10.7 mi | 566 | 12.2 | 66.3% |
| Forney Learning Academy | Forney ISD | 13.5 mi | 104 | 4.9 | 51.9% |
| Forney High School | Forney ISD | 15.3 mi | 2,582 | 16.5 | 29.5% |
| Ferris High School | Ferris ISD | 15.5 mi | 940 | 12.4 | 74.5% |
| Seagoville High School | Dallas ISD | 16.4 mi | 1,786 | 15.7 | 91.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Scurry-Rosser ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scurry-Rosser Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 304 |
| Scurry-Rosser Middle School | Middle | 4–8 | 381 |