📍 304 W Echols Ln, Whitewright, Grayson County, 75491
Whitewright H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Whitewright, Grayson County. The school has 219 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jorge Rubio. It is part of the Whitewright Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitewright H S enrolls 219 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 162 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
87 of the school's 219 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Whitewright H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-40, state senate district 30, state house district 62.
Whitewright H S is one of 3 schools in WHITEWRIGHT ISD, based in WHITEWRIGHT, Texas. The district serves 801 students district-wide and employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 219 students, Whitewright H S is smaller than the district average of about 267 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant