📍 1 Pirate Ln, Shepherd, San Jacinto County, 77371
Shepherd H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shepherd, San Jacinto County. The school has 601 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Josh Meeker. It is part of the Shepherd Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% 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, devices for students.
Shepherd H S enrolls 601 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 42% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 289 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 255 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
461 of the school's 601 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 447 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.
Shepherd 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-80, state senate district 3, state house district 18.
Shepherd H S is one of 4 schools in SHEPHERD ISD, based in SHEPHERD, Texas. The district serves 1,968 students district-wide and employs 130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 601 students, Shepherd H S is larger than the district average of about 492 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant