Public schools in Helotes, TX
Helotes has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,223 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Northside ISD runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Helotes's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Helotes | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside ISD | 5 | 102,719 | $10,632 |
| Great Hearts Texas | 1 | 9,970 | $10,207 |
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.
One high school in Helotes, 2,535 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'connor High School | 2,535 | 17.1 | 18.9% | Northside 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.
4 elementary schools in Helotes, 1,770 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuentz Elementary | 517 | 12.3 | 24.4% | Northside ISD |
| Beard Elementary | 499 | 13.9 | 9.8% | Northside ISD |
| Los Reyes Elementary | 438 | 12.5 | 20.3% | Northside ISD |
| Helotes Elementary | 316 | 14.4 | 14.6% | Northside 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.
One other school in Helotes, 918 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Invictus | 918 | 22.2 | 16.9% | Great Hearts Texas |
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 Helotes's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Helotes school has 14.2 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Texas median of 14.5. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 508 students (state 507).
| Helotes | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.2 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 508 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 17% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Helotes 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 Helotes
- Northside ISDRuns 5 of Helotes's 6 public schools and spent $10,632 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,632
- O'connor High School, the largest high school in Helotes2,535 students in 2024-25, 17.1 per teacher.2,535
- Compare Northside ISD with Great Hearts TexasHelotes's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Helotes 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
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- El Paso213 schools
- Arlington102 schools
- Corpus Christi90 schools
Questions about schools in Helotes
How many public schools are in Helotes, TX?
6 public schools with an address in Helotes were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 5,223 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Helotes?
O'connor High School, with 2,535 students in 2024-25 (Northside ISD).Which districts run Helotes's schools?
Northside ISD (5 schools), Great Hearts Texas (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