Enrollment
368
High
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUNTER ISD·NCES 482196002213
GUNTER H S
1102 N PRESTON RD, GUNTER, TX 75058 · (903) 433-1542 · Grayson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
48 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GUNTER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +72.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 43.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 72 points since 2020.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
+73 (+25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.7:1
% White
75%
was 75%
% Hispanic
20%
was 20%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GUNTER H S
GUNTER H S is a low-enrollment senior high in GUNTER, Texas, run under GUNTER ISD. The school instructs 368 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 54% smaller than the state mean of about 796.
GUNTER ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,156 students. GUNTER H S is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, GUNTER H S shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Grayson County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, GUNTER H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.1%; this one delivers 57.6%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Grayson County put median household income runs about $72,182, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GUNTER H S is one of 68 public schools in Grayson County (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students).
GUNTER MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GUNTER H S at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 52.4%.
GUNTER H S operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 25%: 295 students in 2018 compared to 368 in 2025.
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Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GUNTER ISD
- GUNTER ELElementary · 413 students
- GUNTER MIDDLEMiddle · 375 students
- GRAYSON COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION SSACombined
Other schools in GUNTER
- GUNTER ELElementary · 413 students
- GUNTER MIDDLEMiddle · 375 students
- GRAYSON COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION SSACombined
Nearby schools
- GUNTER MIDDLE0.1 mi · 375
- GUNTER EL0.9 mi · 413
- CELINA H S6.5 mi · 1,322
- JERRY & LINDA MOORE MIDDLE7.2 mi · 1,219
- BOBBY RAY & AFTON MARTIN EL7.2 mi · 709
- HOWE INT7.7 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About GUNTER H SHow many students attend GUNTER H S?
GUNTER H S enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does GUNTER H S serve?
GUNTER H S serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does GUNTER H S have?
GUNTER H S employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at GUNTER H S?
Student demographics at GUNTER H S are roughly 75% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees GUNTER H S?
GUNTER H S is overseen by GUNTER ISD in Grayson County.
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