NACOGDOCHES H S

Located at 4310 APPLEBY SAND RD, in NACOGDOCHES, Texas, NACOGDOCHES H S is a sizable four-year high school that educates 1,755 students (grades 9 through 12), part of NACOGDOCHES ISD. That puts it 120% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

NACOGDOCHES H S is one of 9 schools operated by NACOGDOCHES ISD, a district that serves 5,766 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NACOGDOCHES H S shows that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 26% Black, 22% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, NACOGDOCHES H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.7%; this one delivers 41.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Nacogdoches County shows median household earnings sit near $53,555, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nacogdoches County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,396 students), of which NACOGDOCHES H S is one.

The closest other public school is RAGUET EL, roughly 1.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, NACOGDOCHES H S comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 24.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 1,648 students in 2018 compared to 1,755 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 42% to 47% over that span.

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