Tolar High School
Public high school in Tolar, Texas · Tolar ISD · Grades 9–12
Tolar High School serves 272 students in grades 9–12 in Tolar (Hood County). It is one of 3 schools in Tolar ISD. By enrollment it is the 1214th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.2 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 ÷ 24.33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Tolar ISD |
| County | Hood County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484290004889 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tolar ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 272 | 884 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 | 12.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 39% | 42.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 28% 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.
Tolar High School in context
Size
Tolar High School is the only high school in Tolar ISD. Its 272 students are 30.8% of the district's 884. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 11.1 miles away and have a median of 115 students, so Tolar 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 77 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 58, against an average of 68 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% more students than grade 9 (67 against 58). 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 90.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Tolar ISD (87.9%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.1% across Tolar 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
Tolar High School has 24.33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 272 students would have about 19.4 teachers, so Tolar High School has 4.9 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 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 Granbury High School, 8.1 miles away in Granbury ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 90.4% |
| Hispanic | 6.3% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
55.1% of students are girls and 44.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 58 |
| Grade 10 | 77 |
| Grade 11 | 70 |
| Grade 12 | 67 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
301 Rock Church Hwy, Tolar, TX 76476
Phone: (254)835-4718
Website: tolarisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tolar High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granbury High School | Granbury ISD | 8.1 mi | 2,215 | 14.2 | 45% |
| Lake Granbury Academy | Lake Granbury Academy Charter School | 8.8 mi | 47 | 27.3 | 70.2% |
| Stars Accelerated High School | Granbury ISD | 9.2 mi | 44 | 8 | 70.5% |
| Premier H S of Granbury | Premier High Schools | 10.4 mi | 153 | 22.2 | 53.6% |
| Lipan High School | Lipan ISD | 11.7 mi | 249 | 9.7 | 47.4% |
| Glen Rose High School | Glen Rose ISD | 14.3 mi | 643 | 13.5 | 28.1% |
| Three Way JH/HS | Three Way ISD | 16.6 mi | 76 | 7.7 | 67.1% |
| Brazos River Charter School | Brazos River Charter School | 18.6 mi | 61 | 12.6 | 52.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Tolar ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolar Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 418 |
| Tolar Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 194 |