Wharton High School
Public high school in Wharton, Texas · Wharton ISD · Grades 9–12
Wharton High School serves 566 students in grades 9–12 in Wharton (Wharton County). It is one of 4 schools in Wharton ISD. By enrollment it is the 835th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.7 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 ÷ 41.22 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Wharton ISD |
| County | Wharton County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484538005165 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Wharton ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 566 | 1,767 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.3% | 78.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Wharton High School in context
Size
Wharton High School is the only high school in Wharton ISD. Its 566 students are 32% of the district's 1,767. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.8 miles away and have a median of 323 students, so Wharton 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 152 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 129, against an average of 142 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 150 in grade 9 and 152 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 62% of enrollment, about the same share as across Wharton ISD (62.6%). Black students are next, at 26.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.8% across Wharton 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
Wharton High School has 41.22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 566 students would have about 40.4 teachers, so Wharton High School has about as many as that.
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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Boling High School, 9.8 miles away in Boling ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 62% |
| Black | 26.3% |
| White | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 150 |
| Grade 10 | 129 |
| Grade 11 | 135 |
| Grade 12 | 152 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
#1 Tiger Ave, Wharton, TX 77488
Phone: (979)532-6800
Website: whartonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wharton High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boling High School | Boling ISD | 9.8 mi | 328 | 14.7 | 47% |
| East Bernard High School | East Bernard ISD | 13.6 mi | 302 | 10.2 | 29.8% |
| El Campo High School | El Campo ISD | 14.8 mi | 1,002 | 14.2 | 62.6% |
| Needville High School | Needville ISD | 17.4 mi | 1,111 | 13.6 | 36.8% |
| Brazos High School | Brazos ISD | 20.2 mi | 317 | 12.5 | 48.3% |
| Rice Challenge Academy | Rice CISD | 22.2 mi | 114 | 28.9 | 97.4% |
| Dr. Thomas E Randle High School | Lamar CISD | 23.1 mi | 1,966 | 20.8 | 45.3% |
| Fort Bend County Alternative | Fort Bend ISD | 23.7 mi | 15 | 3 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wharton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| C G Sivells Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 399 |
| Wharton Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 478 |
| Wharton Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 324 |