Wh Ford High School
Public high school in Quinlan, Texas · Quinlan ISD · Grades 9–12
Wh Ford High School serves 799 students in grades 9–12 in Quinlan (Hunt County). It is one of 4 schools in Quinlan ISD. By enrollment it is the 685th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 55.02 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Quinlan ISD |
| County | Hunt County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483624004075 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Quinlan ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 799 | 2,936 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 15.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.6% | 72.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 54% 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.
Wh Ford High School in context
Size
Wh Ford High School is the only high school in Quinlan ISD. Its 799 students are 27.2% of the district's 2,936. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 12.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 256; Wh Ford 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 9 with 218 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 161, against an average of 200 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% fewer students than grade 9 (161 against 218). 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 White students: 50.9% here and 49.7% across Quinlan ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 45.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.7% across Quinlan 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
With 55.02 full-time-equivalent teachers for 799 students, Wh Ford High School has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 799 students would have about 57.1 teachers, so Wh Ford High School has 2.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Wh Ford High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other high school is Boles High School, 4.2 miles away in Boles ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other high school, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 50.9% |
| Hispanic | 45.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 218 |
| Grade 10 | 216 |
| Grade 11 | 204 |
| Grade 12 | 161 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10064 S Business 34, Quinlan, TX 75474
Phone: (903)356-1600
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wh Ford High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boles High School | Boles ISD | 4.2 mi | 176 | 9.4 | 49.4% |
| Royse City High School | Royse City ISD | 10.6 mi | 2,834 | 14.9 | 39.2% |
| Terrell High School | Terrell ISD | 12.3 mi | 1,458 | 16.5 | 75.5% |
| Caddo Mills High School | Caddo Mills ISD | 12.4 mi | 833 | 13.8 | 27.5% |
| Tisd Child & Adolescent School | Terrell ISD | 12.8 mi | 21 | 5.7 | 33.3% |
| Lone Oak Choice Learning Academy | Lone Oak ISD | 13.1 mi | 26 | 7.6 | 96.2% |
| New Horizons Learning Center | Greenville ISD | 13.4 mi | 77 | 9.8 | 85.7% |
| Lone Oak High School | Lone Oak ISD | 13.5 mi | 335 | 11.6 | 40.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Quinlan ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A E Butler Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 651 |
| C B Thompson Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 671 |
| D C Cannon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 815 |