Public schools in Copperas Cove, TX

Copperas Cove has 13 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 8,526 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Copperas Cove ISD runs 11 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Copperas Cove's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Copperas CoveDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Copperas Cove ISD118,043$12,315
Lampasas ISD13,567$11,861
Priority Charter Schools1751$13,148

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Copperas Cove, 2,377 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Copperas Cove High School2,24713.640.5%Copperas Cove ISD
Crossroads High School13015.463.8%Copperas Cove ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Copperas Cove, 1,744 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
S C Lee Junior High93213.543.2%Copperas Cove ISD
Copperas Cove Junior High81212.051.2%Copperas Cove ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

7 elementary schools in Copperas Cove, 3,877 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
C R Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary84714.752.2%Copperas Cove ISD
J L Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary63513.250.6%Copperas Cove ISD
House Creek Elementary62214.440.5%Copperas Cove ISD
Taylor Creek Elementary55513.943.6%Lampasas ISD
Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary47312.464.3%Copperas Cove ISD
Hettie Halstead Elementary39011.853.1%Copperas Cove ISD
Martin Walker Elementary35510.844.2%Copperas Cove ISD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 other schools in Copperas Cove, 528 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mae Stevens Early Learning Academy31814.962.3%Copperas Cove ISD
Cove Charter Academy21013.464.3%Priority Charter Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Copperas Cove's public schools compare with Texas's

The median Copperas Cove school has 13.5 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Texas median of 14.5. 69% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 555 students (state 507).

Copperas Cove against Texas, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Copperas CoveTexas
Median students per teacher13.514.5
Median school size (students)555507
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)69%70%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)7.7%52%
Charter schools7.7%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 13 Copperas Cove schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Copperas Cove

  1. Copperas Cove ISDRuns 11 of Copperas Cove's 13 public schools and spent $12,315 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,315
  2. Copperas Cove High School, the largest high school in Copperas Cove2,247 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.2,247
  3. Compare Copperas Cove ISD with Lampasas ISDCopperas Cove's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Copperas Cove addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Texas

  1. Houston759 schools
  2. San Antonio521 schools
  3. Dallas352 schools
  4. Austin258 schools
  5. Fort Worth257 schools
  6. El Paso213 schools
  7. Arlington102 schools
  8. Corpus Christi90 schools

Questions about schools in Copperas Cove

  1. How many public schools are in Copperas Cove, TX?
    13 public schools with an address in Copperas Cove were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 8,526 students. 1 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Copperas Cove?
    Copperas Cove High School, with 2,247 students in 2024-25 (Copperas Cove ISD).
  3. Which districts run Copperas Cove's schools?
    Copperas Cove ISD (11 schools), Lampasas ISD (1 school), Priority Charter Schools (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

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