Wellington High School
Public high school in Wellington, Texas · Wellington ISD · Grades 9–12
Wellington High School serves 168 students in grades 9–12 in Wellington (Collingsworth County). It is one of 3 schools in Wellington ISD. By enrollment it is the 1420th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.7 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 ÷ 19.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Wellington ISD |
| County | Collingsworth County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484489005111 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Wellington ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 168 | 534 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.7 | 9.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.5% | 63.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Wellington High School in context
Size
Wellington High School is the only high school in Wellington ISD. Its 168 students are 31.5% of the district's 534. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 55.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 150; Wellington High School is close to their typical size.
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 46 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 37, against an average of 42 per grade. This year grade 12 has 13% fewer students than grade 9 (40 against 46). 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: 53.6% here and 44.6% across Wellington ISD. White students are next, at 42.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.3% across Wellington 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 19.35 full-time-equivalent teachers for 168 students, Wellington High School has 8.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 168 students would have about 12 teachers, so Wellington High School has 7.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Wellington High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other high school is Memphis High School, 20.5 miles away in Memphis ISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 53.6% |
| White | 42.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| Black | 1.8% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 46 |
| Grade 10 | 45 |
| Grade 11 | 37 |
| Grade 12 | 40 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
811 15th St, Wellington, TX 79095
Phone: (806)447-3172
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wellington High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis High School | Memphis ISD | 20.5 mi | 117 | 8.4 | 67.5% |
| Childress High School | Childress ISD | 28.7 mi | 317 | 9.8 | 46.7% |
| Clarendon High School | Clarendon ISD | 39.2 mi | 128 | 6.5 | 41.4% |
| Quanah High School | Quanah ISD | 46.7 mi | 143 | 6.1 | 72% |
| Pampa High School | Pampa ISD | 64.4 mi | 1,012 | 14.1 | 51.7% |
| White Deer High School | White Deer ISD | 67.4 mi | 156 | 8.8 | 44.9% |
| North Texas State Hospital - Afp - Vernon | Vernon ISD | 69.6 mi | 23 | 4.6 | – |
| Vernon High School | Vernon ISD | 70.6 mi | 490 | 13.1 | 69.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wellington ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 238 |
| Wellington Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 128 |