Best High Schools in Texas

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1987)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
482166007439	491	Colleyville Heritage High School	Public	9-12	5401 Heritage Ave	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4700	1,892	133	14.2		905 (47.8%)	161 (8.5%)	386 (20.4%)	294 (15.5%)	10 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	128 (6.8%)	$9,925			$616			$9,309	67.5	73.2	349	142
480140012144	492	Sst Corpus Christi	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6633 Evans Rd	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 851-2450	2,215	166	13.3	70.0%	281 (12.7%)	83 (3.7%)	1,761 (79.5%)	50 (2.3%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	38 (1.7%)	$9,679			$642			$9,037	67.4	70.3	423	69
481428006523	493	Clear Brook High School	Public	9-12	4607 Fm 2351	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-2100	2,347	141	16.7		589 (25.1%)	256 (10.9%)	961 (40.9%)	431 (18.4%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	100 (4.3%)	$9,183			$925			$8,258	67.4	66.1	533	40
481970013383	494	Tarrant County College South/Fort Worth Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	5301 Campus Dr	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-2000	343	18	19.4	74.1%	12 (3.5%)	71 (20.7%)	245 (71.4%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$8,755			$1,914			$6,842	67.4	64.6	571	77
480021113504	495	Idea Mays College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1210 Horal Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3200	736	52	14	73.0%	41 (5.6%)	69 (9.4%)	611 (83.0%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$10,625			$1,001			$9,625	67.4	66.2	531	36
481911001781	496	Farwell High School	Public	9-12	801 Ave G	Farwell	79325	Parmer County	Farwell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 481-3351	178	22	8.1	53.9%	87 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,763			$903			$13,860	67.3	61.7	644	148
484368004965	497	Utopia School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	258 School St	Utopia	78884	Uvalde County	Utopia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 966-3339	194	22	9	49.0%	141 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (25.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$13,041			$1,430			$11,611	67.3	75.1	307	190
481374000866	498	Cherokee School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 S Indian Ave	Cherokee	76832	San Saba County	Cherokee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 622-4298	139	19	7.3	59.7%	104 (74.8%)	6 (4.3%)	24 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$16,464			$2,189			$14,275	67.3	60	677	179
483573004044	499	Prairie Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12920 Fm 103	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Prairie Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 825-4425	128	14	8.8	63.3%	97 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.9%)	$12,008			$1,179			$10,829	67.3	65	560	61
484353004953	500	Union Grove High School	Public	9-12	11377 Union Grove Rd	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Union Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 845-5506	229	26	8.7	38.0%	195 (85.2%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$14,245			$783			$13,462	67.2	70.8	411	89

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