Wylie High School
Public high school in Abilene, Texas · Wylie ISD · Grades 9–12
Wylie High School serves 1,537 students in grades 9–12 in Abilene (Taylor County). It is one of 8 schools in Wylie ISD. By enrollment it is the 452nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 97.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Wylie ISD |
| County | Taylor County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484650005293 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Wylie ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,537 | 5,606 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 15.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 17.6% | 21.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% 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.
Wylie High School in context
Size
Wylie High School is the only high school in Wylie ISD. Its 1,537 students are 27.4% of the district's 5,606. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 131; Wylie 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 426 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 353, against an average of 384 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (353 against 426). 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: 62.6% here and 61% across Wylie ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 24.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
17.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 21.9% across Wylie 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 97.24 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,537 students, Wylie High School has 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,537 students would have about 109.8 teachers, so Wylie High School has 12.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Wylie High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Cooper High School, 3 miles away in Abilene ISD. Within 10 miles there are 10 other high schools, 5 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 | 62.6% |
| Hispanic | 24.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| Black | 4.9% |
| Asian | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 426 |
| Grade 10 | 389 |
| Grade 11 | 369 |
| Grade 12 | 353 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4502 Antilley Rd, Abilene, TX 79606
Phone: (325)690-1181
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wylie High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper High School | Abilene ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,570 | 14.4 | 61.4% |
| Premier H S of Abilene | Premier High Schools | 3.4 mi | 176 | 18.1 | 66.5% |
| Texasworks - Abilene | Texas Works | 3.4 mi | 36 | 36 | – |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Abilene ISD | 4.2 mi | 11 | 5.6 | 63.6% |
| Taylor County Learning Center | Abilene ISD | 4.2 mi | 26 | – | 57.7% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 5.8 mi | 85 | 19.1 | – |
| Abilene High School | Abilene ISD | 5.9 mi | 1,798 | 15.9 | 63.3% |
| Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science | Abilene ISD | 6.3 mi | 384 | 11 | 43.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wylie ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wylie East Elementary School | Elementary | K–3 | 776 |
| Wylie East Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 384 |
| Wylie East Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 540 |
| Wylie West Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 193 |
| Wylie West Elementary School | Elementary | K–2 | 673 |
| Wylie West Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–4 | 465 |
| Wylie West Junior High School | Middle | 5–8 | 1,038 |