📍 474 Old San Antonio Hwy, Bandera, Bandera County, 78003
Bandera H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bandera, Bandera County. The school has 713 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patrick Sizemore. It is part of the Bandera Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bandera H S enrolls 713 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 440 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 244 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 713 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 308 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bandera H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 53.
Bandera H S is one of 4 schools in BANDERA ISD, based in BANDERA, Texas. The district serves 2,218 students district-wide and employs 152 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 713 students, Bandera H S is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant