Sweetwater High School
Public high school in Sweetwater, Texas · Sweetwater ISD · Grades 9–12
Sweetwater High School serves 553 students in grades 9–12 in Sweetwater (Nolan County). It is one of 6 schools in Sweetwater ISD. By enrollment it is the 847th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 44.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Sweetwater ISD |
| County | Nolan County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484203004788 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sweetwater ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 553 | 1,806 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 13.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.9% | 69% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% 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.
Sweetwater High School in context
Size
Sweetwater High School is the only high school in Sweetwater ISD. Its 553 students are 30.6% of the district's 1,806. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 29.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 222; Sweetwater 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 171 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 117, against an average of 138 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 9 (121 against 171). 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: 53.9% here and 54.5% across Sweetwater ISD. White students are next, at 38.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69% across Sweetwater 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 44.94 full-time-equivalent teachers for 553 students, Sweetwater High School has 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 553 students would have about 39.5 teachers, so Sweetwater High School has 5.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Sweetwater High School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other high school is Roscoe Collegiate High School, 8.4 miles away in Roscoe Collegiate ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 0 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 | 53.9% |
| White | 38.5% |
| Black | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 171 |
| Grade 10 | 144 |
| Grade 11 | 117 |
| Grade 12 | 121 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1205 Ragland, Sweetwater, TX 79556
Phone: (325)235-4371
Website: sweetwaterisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sweetwater High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscoe Collegiate High School | Roscoe Collegiate ISD | 8.4 mi | 307 | 9.9 | 40.7% |
| Merkel High School | Merkel ISD | 22.2 mi | 281 | 7.7 | 43.8% |
| Colorado High School | Colorado ISD | 26.4 mi | 228 | 178.1 | 53.5% |
| Wallace Accelerated High School | Colorado ISD | 26.4 mi | 18 | – | 83.3% |
| Hamlin Collegiate High School | Hamlin Collegiate ISD | 31.8 mi | 171 | 8.4 | 69% |
| Snyder High School | Snyder ISD | 34.2 mi | 720 | 13.5 | 61.3% |
| Anson High School | Anson ISD | 35.1 mi | 200 | 7.8 | 52% |
| Hawley High School | Hawley ISD | 35.3 mi | 216 | 6 | 44.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sweetwater ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Ridge Elementary School | Elementary | 1–2 | 205 |
| Southeast Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 166 |
| Southeast Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 157 |
| Sweetwater Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 353 |
| Sweetwater Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 372 |