📍 700 Fm 2642, Royse City, Hunt County, 75189
Royse City H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Royse City, Hunt County. The school has 2,526 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Scott Merry. It is part of the Royse City Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 144.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The school offers 28 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Royse City H S enrolls 2,526 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 144.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,147 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 919 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 327 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 31 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
937 of the school's 2,526 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 801 qualify for free lunch and 136 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.
Royse City H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-30, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
Royse City H S is one of 11 schools in ROYSE CITY ISD, based in ROYSE CITY, Texas. The district serves 10,034 students district-wide and employs 566 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,526 students, Royse City H S is larger than the district average of about 912 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe