MIDLAND H S

MIDLAND H S is a high school of sizable scale in MIDLAND, Texas, overseen by MIDLAND ISD, enrolling 2,718 students in grades 8 through 12. That puts it 241% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

MIDLAND ISD comprises 40 schools with combined enrollment of 29,651 students; MIDLAND H S is among them.

Looking at the student body, MIDLAND H S records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 20% White, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 46% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 143 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MIDLAND H S higher than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, MIDLAND H S is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 52.5%; MIDLAND H S posts 31.3%, -21.3 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Midland County shows the typical household earns roughly $92,874 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MIDLAND H S is one of 52 public schools in Midland County (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students).

Nearest neighbor: MIDLAND ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIDLAND H S at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.3%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 14%: 2,374 students in 2018 compared to 2,718 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 61% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.