📍 500 N May, Pettus, Bee County, 78146
Pettus Secondary is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pettus, Bee County. The school has 221 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ricky Deleon. It is part of the Pettus Isd school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pettus Secondary enrolls 221 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 2.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 147 | 67% |
| White | 66 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 221 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 137 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pettus Secondary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 43.
Pettus Secondary is one of 2 schools in PETTUS ISD, based in PETTUS, Texas. The district serves 377 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 221 students, Pettus Secondary is larger than the district average of about 189 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote