Taylor County Learning Center
Public high school in Abilene, Texas · Abilene ISD · Grades 6–12
Taylor County Learning Center serves 26 students in grades 6–12 in Abilene (Taylor County). It is one of 26 schools in Abilene ISD. By enrollment it is the 1823rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students).
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. NCES reports no teacher count for this school.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Abilene ISD |
| County | Taylor County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480744009062 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Abilene ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 26 | 14,536 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | – | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.7% | 68.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. State test results aren't published here yet.
Taylor County Learning Center in context
Size
Taylor County Learning Center is the 6th largest of Abilene ISD's 7 high schools; its 26 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 104; Taylor County Learning Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 10 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 1 in grade 6 and 1 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 61.5% here and 47.4% across Abilene ISD. Black students are next, at 19.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 68.7% across Abilene 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
NCES reports no teacher count for Taylor County Learning Center for 2024-25, so this page shows no students-per-teacher figure for it. Across Abilene ISD there are 15 students per teacher.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Location
Taylor County Learning Center is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. Juvenile Detention Center (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 10 other high schools, 10 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 | 61.5% |
| Black | 19.2% |
| White | 15.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
19.2% of students are girls and 80.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 10 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 5 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2002 Jameson St, Abilene, TX 79603
Phone: (325)794-4150
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Taylor County Learning Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Detention Center | Abilene ISD | 0.0 mi | 11 | 5.6 | 63.6% |
| Cooper High School | Abilene ISD | 1.2 mi | 1,570 | 14.4 | 61.4% |
| Premier H S of Abilene | Premier High Schools | 1.6 mi | 176 | 18.1 | 66.5% |
| Texasworks - Abilene | Texas Works | 1.6 mi | 36 | 36 | – |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 2.0 mi | 85 | 19.1 | – |
| Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science | Abilene ISD | 2.3 mi | 384 | 11 | 43.2% |
| DAEP | Abilene ISD | 2.5 mi | 96 | 12.1 | 83.3% |
| Woodson Center for Excellence | Abilene ISD | 2.5 mi | 112 | 6.3 | 89.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.