📍 2255 S Collegiate, Paris, Lamar County, 75460
Paris H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Paris, Lamar County. The school has 934 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chris Vaughn. It is part of the Paris Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 76.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Paris H S enrolls 934 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 76.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Black or African American, 30% White and 28% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 315 | 34% |
| White | 283 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 257 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
667 of the school's 934 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 653 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paris H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-40, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Paris H S is one of 8 schools in PARIS ISD, based in PARIS, Texas. The district serves 3,832 students district-wide and employs 305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 934 students, Paris H S is larger than the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote