Whitesboro High School
Public high school in Whitesboro, Texas · Whitesboro ISD · Grades 9–12
Whitesboro High School serves 508 students in grades 9–12 in Whitesboro (Grayson County). It is one of 4 schools in Whitesboro ISD. By enrollment it is the 887th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 40.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Whitesboro ISD |
| County | Grayson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484563005187 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Whitesboro ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 508 | 1,802 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 14.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.5% | 62.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 37% 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.
Whitesboro High School in context
Size
Whitesboro High School is the only high school in Whitesboro ISD. Its 508 students are 28.2% of the district's 1,802. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.1 miles away and have a median of 230 students, so Whitesboro 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 10 with 145 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 106, against an average of 127 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (117 against 140). 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
White students are the largest group, at 69.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Whitesboro ISD (69.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 23.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 62.5% across Whitesboro 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
Whitesboro High School has 40.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 508 students would have about 36.3 teachers, so Whitesboro High School has 4.4 more.
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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is S and S Cons High School, 4.3 miles away in S and S CISD. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 69.9% |
| Hispanic | 23.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.4% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 140 |
| Grade 10 | 145 |
| Grade 11 | 106 |
| Grade 12 | 117 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Bearcat Dr., Whitesboro, TX 76273
Phone: (903)564-4207
Website: whitesboroisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Whitesboro High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S and S Cons High School | S and S CISD | 4.3 mi | 301 | 11.2 | 34.2% |
| Callisburg High School | Callisburg ISD | 6.0 mi | 327 | 10 | 33.9% |
| Collinsville High School | Collinsville ISD | 7.0 mi | 298 | 11.1 | 43.6% |
| Lone Star H S North (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 10.0 mi | 162 | – | – |
| Gainesville High School | Gainesville ISD | 14.3 mi | 876 | 16.1 | 54.1% |
| Cooke/Fannin/Grayson County Juvenile Post Ajud Fac | Sherman ISD | 15.3 mi | 62 | 7.7 | 4.8% |
| Tri County Juvenile Detent | Sherman ISD | 15.3 mi | 21 | 20.8 | 19% |
| Jefferson Learning Center | Sherman ISD | 15.8 mi | 82 | 8.2 | 84.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Whitesboro ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 449 |
| Whitesboro Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 473 |
| Whitesboro Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 372 |