📍 5225 Gollihar Rd, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, 78412
King H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Corpus Christi, Nueces County. The school has 1,400 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Prudence Farrell. It is part of the Corpus Christi Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 82.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
King H S enrolls 1,400 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 82.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 3.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,062 | 76% |
| White | 242 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 24 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
888 of the school's 1,400 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 855 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
King H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 20, state house district 32.
King H S is one of 57 schools in CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, based in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. The district serves 33,103 students district-wide and employs 2,103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,400 students, King H S is larger than the district average of about 581 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large