Settlement Home
Public high school (charter) in Austin, Texas · University of Texas University Charter School · Grades 6–12
Settlement Home serves 32 students in grades 6–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 19 schools in University of Texas University Charter School. By enrollment it is the 1795th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.7 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 ÷ 3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | University of Texas University Charter School |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480007108383 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | University of Texas University Charter School | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 32 | 587 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.7 | 9.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 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.
Settlement Home in context
Size
Of the 13 high schools in University of Texas University Charter School, Settlement Home is the 5th largest, with 5.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 819 students, so Settlement Home is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 11 with 10 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 12 has 100% more students than grade 6 (2 against 1). 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 59.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across University of Texas University Charter School (36.3%). Black students are next, at 21.9%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Settlement Home has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 32 students would have about 2.3 teachers, so Settlement Home has about as many as that.
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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Graduation Prep Academy Navarro, 0.4 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 17 high schools within 5 miles and 51 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 59.4% |
| Black | 21.9% |
| White | 15.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
100% of students are girls and 0% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
| Grade 9 | 8 |
| Grade 10 | 5 |
| Grade 11 | 10 |
| Grade 12 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1600 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758
Phone: (512)751-4534
Website: utcharter.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Settlement Home. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation Prep Academy Navarro | Austin ISD | 0.4 mi | 57 | 14.3 | 84.2% |
| Navarro Early College High School | Austin ISD | 0.4 mi | 1,633 | 14.3 | 93.9% |
| IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 790 | 16.5 | 94.3% |
| Diboll | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 2.1 mi | 75 | 25 | – |
| Anderson High School | Austin ISD | 2.5 mi | 2,223 | 17.7 | 25.7% |
| Cedars Academy Next Generation H S at Highland | Cedars International Academy | 2.6 mi | 116 | 9.2 | 69.8% |
| KIPP Austin Collegiate | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.6 mi | 847 | 14.9 | 91% |
| McCallum High School | Austin ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,897 | 17.8 | 23% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in University of Texas University Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basepoint Academy - Arlington | High | 6–12 | 15 |
| Basepoint Academy - Forney | High | 6–12 | 16 |
| Boysville | High | 9–12 | 10 |
| Cedar Crest | High | 6–12 | 75 |
| Clearfork Academy | High | 7–12 | 32 |
| Clearfork Academy South | High | 7–12 | 31 |
| Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute | Other | 1–12 | 27 |
| Helping Hand | Elementary | 1–7 | 19 |
| Laurel Ridge | High | 6–12 | 39 |
| Methodist Children's Home | High | 6–12 | 96 |
| Nexus - Woodlands | High | 7–12 | 13 |
| Olympia Hills | Middle | 3–8 | 21 |
| Pathfinder Camp | High | 6–12 | 18 |
| Pathways 3H Campus | Middle | 6–9 | 18 |
| Safe Haven | High | 6–12 | 12 |
| Sjrc Texas | High | 6–11 | 10 |
| Tnc Campus (Texas Neurorehabilitation Center) | Other | 3–11 | 57 |
| UT - University Charter School at High Point | Other | 1–12 | 46 |