📍 1509 Acr 346, Palestine, Anderson County, 75803
Neches H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palestine, Anderson County. The school has 140 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lindsey Batchelor. It is part of the Neches Isd school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 90% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Neches H S enrolls 140 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 109 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
66 of the school's 140 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 64 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Neches 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-60, state senate district 3, state house district 8.
Neches H S is one of 2 schools in NECHES ISD, based in NECHES, Texas. The district serves 337 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 140 students, Neches H S is smaller than the district average of about 169 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant