📍 1400 Sw Mckinney St, Rice, Navarro County, 75155
Rice H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rice, Navarro County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Casey Sellers. It is part of the Rice Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rice H S enrolls 307 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 2.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 218 | 71% |
| White | 75 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 307 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rice 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 22, state house district 8.
Rice H S is one of 3 schools in RICE ISD, based in RICE, Texas. The district serves 1,105 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, Rice H S is smaller than the district average of about 368 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant