📍 23122 W Hwy 290, Harper, Gillespie County, 78631
Harper H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Harper, Gillespie County. The school has 188 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julie Fiedler. It is part of the Harper Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harper H S enrolls 188 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 163 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
55 of the school's 188 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Harper H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 73.
Harper H S is one of 3 schools in HARPER ISD, based in HARPER, Texas. The district serves 591 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 188 students, Harper H S is close to the district average of about 197 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote