📍 1205 Ragland, Sweetwater, Nolan County, 79556
Sweetwater H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sweetwater, Nolan County. The school has 545 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Scott Cottenoir. It is part of the Sweetwater Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sweetwater H S enrolls 545 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 6.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 302 | 55% |
| White | 186 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 545 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 336 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.
Sweetwater H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 71.
Sweetwater H S is one of 6 schools in SWEETWATER ISD, based in SWEETWATER, Texas. The district serves 1,806 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 545 students, Sweetwater H S is larger than the district average of about 301 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant