Whitehouse High School
Public high school in Whitehouse, Texas · Whitehouse ISD · Grades 9–12
Whitehouse High School serves 1,404 students in grades 9–12 in Whitehouse (Smith County). It is one of 7 schools in Whitehouse ISD. By enrollment it is the 481st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.2 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 ÷ 106.11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Whitehouse ISD |
| County | Smith County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484560005183 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Whitehouse ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,404 | 4,676 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38.8% | 45% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Whitehouse High School in context
Size
Whitehouse High School is the only high school in Whitehouse ISD. Its 1,404 students are 30% of the district's 4,676. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 7.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 475; Whitehouse 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 376 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 323, against an average of 351 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 376 in grade 9 and 341 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 61.8% here and 62% across Whitehouse ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 16.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45% across Whitehouse 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 106.11 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,404 students, Whitehouse High School has 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,404 students would have about 100.3 teachers, so Whitehouse High School has 5.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Whitehouse High School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other high school is Cumberland High School, 4.5 miles away in Cumberland Academy. Within 10 miles there are 9 other high schools, 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 | 61.8% |
| Hispanic | 16.7% |
| Black | 13% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Asian | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 376 |
| Grade 10 | 364 |
| Grade 11 | 323 |
| Grade 12 | 341 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
901 E Main, Whitehouse, TX 75791
Phone: (903)839-5551
Website: whitehouseisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Whitehouse High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland High School | Cumberland Academy | 4.5 mi | 503 | 12.6 | 32.6% |
| Chapel Hill High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 5.5 mi | 990 | 12.9 | 79.4% |
| Trinity Charter Schools - Virtual Reclaim Academy | Trinity Charter School | 5.9 mi | 68 | 22.7 | – |
| Tyler Legacy High School | Tyler ISD | 6.7 mi | 2,770 | 16.2 | 52.4% |
| Troup High School | Troup ISD | 8.0 mi | 311 | 10.6 | 48.2% |
| Arp High School | Arp ISD | 9.0 mi | 308 | 10.4 | 45.5% |
| Bullard High School | Bullard ISD | 9.2 mi | 909 | 12.3 | 21.6% |
| Tyler ISD Early College High School | Tyler ISD | 9.7 mi | 447 | 20.8 | 73.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Whitehouse ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Winston Cain Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 508 |
| H L Higgins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 597 |
| J W Holloway Sixth Grade School | Middle | 6 | 355 |
| Mozelle Brown Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 575 |
| Stanton-Smith Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 486 |
| Whitehouse Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 751 |