SANGER H S

SANGER H S is a mid-sized four-year high school in SANGER, Texas, overseen by SANGER ISD. The school enrolls 827 students in grades 9 through 12.

SANGER H S is one of 7 schools operated by SANGER ISD, a district that teaches 2,880 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SANGER H S lists that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 36% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Denton County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, SANGER H S has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SANGER H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, SANGER H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.9%.

In the area at large, Denton County reports that median household earnings sit near $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. SANGER H S is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

BUTTERFIELD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SANGER H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 819 students in 2018 compared to 827 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 36% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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