United South High School
Public high school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades 9–12
United South High School serves 3,252 students in grades 9–12 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 54th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 193.88 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365006922 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | United ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 3,252 | 40,742 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 15.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.3% | 75% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% 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.
United South High School in context
Size
Of the 8 high schools in United ISD, United South High School is the 2nd largest, with 8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 134 students, so United South 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 12 with 838 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 756, against an average of 813 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 825 in grade 9 and 838 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United 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
United South High School has 193.88 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 3,252 students would have about 232.3 teachers, so United South High School has 38.4 fewer.
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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School, 1.2 miles away in Laredo ISD. There are 10 high schools within 5 miles and 16 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| White | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 825 |
| Grade 10 | 833 |
| Grade 11 | 756 |
| Grade 12 | 838 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4001 Ave Los Presidentes, Laredo, TX 78046
Phone: (956)473-5400
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: United South High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Leo Cigarroa High School | Laredo ISD | 1.2 mi | 1,379 | 11.8 | 95.8% |
| Youth Recovery Home | United ISD | 2.4 mi | 15 | 5.4 | 93.3% |
| Premier H S of Laredo | Premier High Schools | 2.4 mi | 138 | 16.5 | 97.8% |
| Texasworks - Laredo | Texas Works | 2.4 mi | 57 | 167.6 | – |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo South | Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas | 2.5 mi | 129 | 18.5 | – |
| Lyndon B Johnson | United ISD | 3.3 mi | 3,240 | 15.8 | 89.7% |
| Nixon High School | Laredo ISD | 3.7 mi | 2,124 | 13.8 | 95.6% |
| F S Lara Academy | Laredo ISD | 3.7 mi | 85 | 4.6 | 98.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.