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)
482034002036	481	N Garland High School	Public	9-12	2109 W Buckingham Rd	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3120	2,802	166	16.8	66.0%	244 (8.7%)	347 (12.4%)	1,559 (55.6%)	580 (20.7%)	18 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	53 (1.9%)	$9,472			$825			$8,648	67.9	64.7	565	84
480016312859	482	Founders Classical Academy-Tyler	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3405 E Grande Blvd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	582	42	13.7	46.4%	304 (52.2%)	65 (11.2%)	164 (28.2%)	29 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$8,392			$570			$7,822	67.9	65	558	76
480738000006	483	Abbott School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	219 S First St	Abbott	76621	Hill County	Abbott Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 582-3011	286	25	11.2	26.9%	236 (82.5%)	4 (1.4%)	41 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,233			$926			$10,307	67.9	68.2	471	12
480144013413	484	Iltexas Katy Westpark High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20055 Beechnut Rd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 222-9470	786	49	15.9	75.7%	43 (5.5%)	271 (34.5%)	427 (54.3%)	33 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$7,963			$758			$7,205	67.8	47.9	985	501
482484002777	485	Lyndon B Johnson High School	Public	9-12	505 N Nugent	Johnson City	78636	Blanco County	Johnson City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 868-4025	247	24	10.3	35.2%	169 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (27.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$14,598			$947			$13,650	67.8	78.6	234	251
481428012296	486	Clear Falls High School	Public	8-12	4380 Village Way	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1100	2,473	142	17.3		1,453 (58.8%)	124 (5.0%)	674 (27.3%)	104 (4.2%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	108 (4.4%)	$9,011			$912			$8,099	67.7	66.1	534	48
481445000935	487	Clyde High School	Public	9-12	500 Hays Rd	Clyde	79510	Callahan County	Clyde Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 893-2161	441	40	10.9	41.0%	344 (78.0%)	4 (0.9%)	76 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	$13,124			$1,254			$11,870	67.7	69.3	445	42
482142012129	488	John A Dubiski Career High School	Public	9-12	2990 S Hwy 161	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-7800	1,488	99	14.9	66.9%	103 (6.9%)	172 (11.6%)	1,085 (72.9%)	106 (7.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.1%)	$8,997			$679			$8,318	67.6	69.8	430	58
482268002302	489	Hartley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	901 Johnson St	Hartley	79044	Hartley County	Hartley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 365-4458	230	19	12	60.9%	73 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	157 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,658			$1,026			$10,631	67.6	72.2	373	116
484152004746	490	Stephenville High School	Public	9-12	2650 W Overhill Dr	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Stephenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 968-4141	1,127	82	13.7	45.3%	652 (57.9%)	12 (1.1%)	416 (36.9%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.8%)	$9,959			$1,237			$8,721	67.6	71	405	85

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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds