Sharyland High School
Public high school in Mission, Texas · Sharyland ISD · Grades 9–12
Sharyland High School serves 1,527 students in grades 9–12 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 13 schools in Sharyland ISD. By enrollment it is the 455th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 84.43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Sharyland ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483993004529 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sharyland ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,527 | 9,844 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18.1 | 15.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55.6% | 65.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% 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.
Sharyland High School in context
Size
Sharyland High School is the largest of Sharyland ISD's 3 high schools; its 1,527 students are 15.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 455; Sharyland High School is larger 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 418 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 358, against an average of 382 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than grade 9 (374 against 418). 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: 93.6% here and 93.1% across Sharyland ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
55.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.1% across Sharyland 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 84.43 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,527 students, Sharyland High School has 18.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,527 students would have about 109.1 teachers, so Sharyland High School has 24.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Sharyland High School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other high school is Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 40 other high schools, 15 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.6% |
| White | 3.3% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
46% of students are girls and 54% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 418 |
| Grade 10 | 358 |
| Grade 11 | 377 |
| Grade 12 | 374 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1106 N Shary Rd, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)580-5300
Website: shs.sharylandisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sharyland High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy | Sharyland ISD | 0.2 mi | 481 | 8.7 | 66.1% |
| IDEA McAllen College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 820 | 16.9 | 74.8% |
| Rowe High School | McAllen ISD | 1.7 mi | 1,905 | 12.7 | 70.2% |
| Achieve Early College High School | McAllen ISD | 2.2 mi | 428 | 12.9 | 68.2% |
| Instr/Guid Center | McAllen ISD | 2.2 mi | 60 | 5.5 | 88.3% |
| Premier H S of Mission | Premier High Schools | 2.4 mi | 178 | 28.1 | 99.4% |
| Texasworks - Mission | Texas Works | 2.4 mi | 15 | 15 | – |
| Veterans Memorial High School | Mission CISD | 2.8 mi | 1,737 | 12.3 | 81.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sharyland ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| B L Gray Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 775 |
| Donna Wernecke Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 631 |
| Harry Shimotsu Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 605 |
| Jessie L Jensen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 615 |
| John H Shary Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 652 |
| Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 611 |
| Olivero Garza Sr. Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 648 |
| Romulo D Martinez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 525 |
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 472 |
| Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy | High | 9–12 | 481 |
| Sharyland North Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 791 |
| Sharyland Pioneer High School | High | 9–12 | 1,511 |