📍 100 S Station St, Port Aransas, Nueces County, 78373
Port Aransas H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Port Aransas, Nueces County. The school has 204 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Swartwout. It is part of the Port Aransas Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 75% 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.
Port Aransas H S enrolls 204 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 155 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
39 of the school's 204 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 38 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.
Port Aransas H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 32.
Port Aransas H S is one of 3 schools in PORT ARANSAS ISD, based in PORT ARANSAS, Texas. The district serves 585 students district-wide and employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 204 students, Port Aransas H S is close to the district average of about 195 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe