Tom Bean High School
Public high school in Tom Bean, Texas · Tom Bean ISD · Grades 9–12
Tom Bean High School serves 213 students in grades 9–12 in Tom Bean (Grayson County). It is one of 3 schools in Tom Bean ISD. By enrollment it is the 1325th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10 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 ÷ 21.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Tom Bean ISD |
| County | Grayson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484293004891 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tom Bean ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 213 | 741 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10 | 12.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 31.9% | 44% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Tom Bean High School in context
Size
Tom Bean High School is the only high school in Tom Bean ISD. Its 213 students are 28.7% of the district's 741. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 9.4 miles away and have a median of 341 students, so Tom Bean 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 59 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 46, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (49 against 59). 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 79.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Tom Bean ISD (74.1%). Hispanic students are next, at 16.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
31.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44% across Tom Bean 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
Tom Bean High School has 21.29 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 213 students would have about 15.2 teachers, so Tom Bean High School has 6.1 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 Whitewright High School, 6.1 miles away in Whitewright ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 6 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 79.3% |
| Hispanic | 16.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Black | 0.9% |
44.6% of students are girls and 55.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 59 |
| Grade 10 | 46 |
| Grade 11 | 59 |
| Grade 12 | 49 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7719 State Hwy 11, Tom Bean, TX 75489
Phone: (903)546-6319
Website: tbisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tom Bean High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewright High School | Whitewright ISD | 6.1 mi | 222 | 8.4 | 45.5% |
| Howe High School | Howe ISD | 6.4 mi | 363 | 10.5 | 35% |
| Bells High School | Bells ISD | 9.0 mi | 318 | 10.4 | 33.6% |
| Sherman High School | Sherman ISD | 9.4 mi | 2,143 | 13.1 | 68.8% |
| Savoy High School | Savoy ISD | 9.5 mi | 128 | 8.8 | 53.1% |
| Van Alstyne High School | Van Alstyne ISD | 9.7 mi | 729 | 14.4 | 18% |
| Anna High School | Anna ISD | 12.0 mi | 1,602 | 17.4 | 44.1% |
| Trenton High School | Trenton ISD | 12.3 mi | 213 | 12.4 | 39.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Tom Bean ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bean Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 358 |
| Tom Bean Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 170 |