Slocum High School
Public high school in Elkhart, Texas · Slocum ISD · Grades 9–12
Slocum High School serves 86 students in grades 9–12 in Elkhart (Anderson County). It is one of 2 schools in Slocum ISD. By enrollment it is the 1638th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 7.5 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 ÷ 11.43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Slocum ISD |
| County | Anderson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484050004585 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Slocum ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 86 | 323 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 7.5 | 10.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.7% | 46.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% 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.
Slocum High School in context
Size
Slocum High School is the only high school in Slocum ISD. Its 86 students are 26.6% of the district's 323. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 15.4 miles away and have a median of 341 students, so Slocum 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 26 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 18, against an average of 22 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (23 against 26). 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 88.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Slocum ISD (86.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 10.5%.
40.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 46.7% across Slocum ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Slocum High School has 11.43 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 86 students would have about 6.1 teachers, so Slocum High School has 5.3 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 Elkhart High School, 7.2 miles away in Elkhart ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 88.4% |
| Hispanic | 10.5% |
| Black | 1.2% |
52.3% of students are girls and 47.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 26 |
| Grade 10 | 18 |
| Grade 11 | 19 |
| Grade 12 | 23 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5765 E State Hwy 294, Elkhart, TX 75839
Phone: (903)478-3624
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Slocum High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart High School | Elkhart ISD | 7.2 mi | 305 | 9.5 | 44.9% |
| Grapeland High School | Grapeland ISD | 9.7 mi | 145 | 7.6 | 57.2% |
| Palestine High School | Palestine ISD | 11.1 mi | 1,003 | 12.5 | 77.5% |
| Westwood High School | Westwood ISD | 14.5 mi | 405 | 10.5 | 76% |
| Latexo High School | Latexo ISD | 16.4 mi | 210 | 8.7 | 45.7% |
| Neches High School | Neches ISD | 16.8 mi | 142 | 9.5 | 40.1% |
| Rusk High School | Rusk ISD | 21.4 mi | 621 | 13.8 | 61.5% |
| Crockett High School | Crockett ISD | 22.7 mi | 376 | 10.8 | 80.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Slocum ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slocum PK - 8 | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 237 |