Slaton High School
Public high school in Slaton, Texas · Slaton ISD · Grades 9–12
Slaton High School serves 359 students in grades 9–12 in Slaton (Lubbock County). It is one of 4 schools in Slaton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1073rd 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 ÷ 33.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Slaton ISD |
| County | Lubbock County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484044004579 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Slaton ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 359 | 1,271 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.7 | 12.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.4% | 70.9% | 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.
Slaton High School in context
Size
Slaton High School is the only high school in Slaton ISD. Its 359 students are 28.2% of the district's 1,271. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 13.6 miles away and have a median of 137 students, so Slaton 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 10 with 100 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 79, against an average of 90 per grade. This year grade 12 has 15% fewer students than grade 9 (79 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 66% of enrollment, about the same share as across Slaton ISD (64%). White students are next, at 28.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
67.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.9% across Slaton 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
Slaton High School has 33.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 359 students would have about 25.6 teachers, so Slaton High School has 7.9 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Roosevelt High School, 10.1 miles away in Roosevelt 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 | 66% |
| White | 28.1% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 93 |
| Grade 10 | 100 |
| Grade 11 | 87 |
| Grade 12 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
105 N 20th St, Slaton, TX 79364
Phone: (806)828-5833
Website: slatonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Slaton High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt High School | Roosevelt ISD | 10.1 mi | 332 | 8.9 | 76.8% |
| Lubbock-Cooper High School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 10.8 mi | 1,856 | 11.5 | 27.4% |
| Priority Intervention Academy | Lubbock ISD | 13.3 mi | 101 | 8.4 | 91.1% |
| Premier H S - Lubbock (Briercroft) | Premier High Schools | 13.6 mi | 140 | 21 | 92.9% |
| Texasworks - Lubbock-Briercroft | Texas Works | 13.6 mi | 19 | 11.3 | – |
| Lubbock-Cooper New Hope Academy | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 13.9 mi | 67 | 13.4 | 38.8% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock | Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock | 14.1 mi | 133 | 22.8 | – |
| Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 14.4 mi | 155 | 21 | 81.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Slaton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathelene Thomas Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 435 |
| Slaton Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 251 |
| Stephen F Austin Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 218 |