Spurger High School
Public high school in Spurger, Texas · Spurger ISD · Grades 7–12
Spurger High School serves 161 students in grades 7–12 in Spurger (Tyler County). It is one of 2 schools in Spurger ISD. By enrollment it is the 1435th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.1 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 ÷ 19.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Spurger ISD |
| County | Tyler County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484134004734 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spurger ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 161 | 396 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.1 | 9.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53.4% | 59.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% 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.
Spurger High School in context
Size
Spurger High School is the only high school in Spurger ISD. Its 161 students are 40.7% of the district's 396. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 19.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 394; Spurger 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 7 with 36 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 20, against an average of 27 per grade. This year grade 12 has 44% fewer students than grade 7 (20 against 36). 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 White students: 90.1% here and 87.1% across Spurger ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
53.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.1% across Spurger 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 19.79 full-time-equivalent teachers for 161 students, Spurger High School has 8.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 161 students would have about 11.5 teachers, so Spurger High School has 8.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Spurger High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Warren High School, 13.9 miles away in Warren 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
| White | 90.1% |
| Hispanic | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
45.3% of students are girls and 54.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 36 |
| Grade 8 | 23 |
| Grade 9 | 31 |
| Grade 10 | 28 |
| Grade 11 | 23 |
| Grade 12 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12212 Fm 92 S, Spurger, TX 77660
Phone: (409)429-3464
Website: spurgerisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Spurger High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren High School | Warren ISD | 13.9 mi | 339 | 10.5 | 54.3% |
| Woodville High School | Woodville ISD | 16.4 mi | 360 | 9.2 | 56.4% |
| Kirbyville High School | Kirbyville CISD | 17.2 mi | 427 | 11.6 | 46.1% |
| Jasper High School | Jasper ISD | 17.7 mi | 633 | 11.5 | 67.6% |
| Colmesneil JH/HS | Colmesneil ISD | 21.0 mi | 194 | 10.9 | 49% |
| Buna High School | Buna ISD | 22.8 mi | 435 | 11.1 | 45.3% |
| Kountze High School | Kountze ISD | 23.9 mi | 328 | 9.4 | 50.6% |
| Silsbee High School | Silsbee ISD | 24.3 mi | 789 | 12.6 | 59.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Spurger ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spurger Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 235 |