MCCOLLUM H S

As a high-enrollment four-year high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, MCCOLLUM H S educates 1,502 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by HARLANDALE ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 89% larger than typical.

MCCOLLUM H S is one of 21 schools operated by HARLANDALE ISD, a district that serves 11,564 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MCCOLLUM H S lists that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, MCCOLLUM H S shows 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MCCOLLUM H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 39.8%.

In the broader community, Bexar County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. MCCOLLUM H S is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

TERRELL WELLS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MCCOLLUM H S comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 1,553 students in 2018 compared to 1,502 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the MCCOLLUM H S community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.