Public + private high schools, every state.
2,742
high schools (public + private)
2,319
public (1,102 districts)
423
private (NCES PSS)
389,124
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

TX public HS enrollment trend

Across the 1,589,029 students enrolled in TX brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state grew +2.8% by 2024 (1,633,276 students, +44,247 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 6.3% (102,938 of 1,633,276 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

HOUSTON 153 HS 146,280
SAN ANTONIO 126 HS 96,916
DALLAS 75 HS 54,647
EL PASO 55 HS 51,108
FORT WORTH 56 HS 43,600
AUSTIN 56 HS 43,370
KATY 13 HS 31,772
FRISCO 14 HS 23,820
ARLINGTON 20 HS 21,924
LAREDO 14 HS 20,190

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
LA PROMESA
ALDINE ISD
150→448 +198.7%
DR THOMAS E RANDLE H S
LAMAR CISD
760→1,966 +158.7%
PIEPER H S
COMAL ISD
875→2,093 +139.2%
EDINBURG COLLEGIATE H S
EDINBURG CISD
206→466 +126.2%
IOWA COLONY H S
ALVIN ISD
792→1,781 +124.9%
EMERSON H S
FRISCO ISD
828→1,844 +122.7%
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON WEST
305→671 +120.0%
MANSFIELD FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY
MANSFIELD ISD
156→326 +109.0%
SUCCESS H S
FORT WORTH ISD
285→585 +105.3%
YES PREP - NORTHLINE
YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
262→535 +104.2%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
RICHLAND COLLEGIATE H S OF MATH SCIENCE ENGINEERIN
RICHLAND COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
336→132 -60.7%
TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - AUSTIN
TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES
344→168 -51.2%
LONG ACADEMY
HOUSTON ISD
180→102 -43.3%
PREMIER H S OF TEXARKANA
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS
155→88 -43.2%
TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH
TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES
373→214 -42.6%
THE EAST AUSTIN COLLEGE PREP AT MLK
VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
200→116 -42.0%
CITYLAB H S
DALLAS ISD
252→150 -40.5%
TEGELER COMMUNITY SCHOOL
PASADENA ISD
244→150 -38.5%
COLES H S AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER
CORPUS CHRISTI ISD
153→95 -37.9%
LEGACY EARLY COLLEGE H S
TAYLOR ISD
169→105 -37.9%

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