Pettus Secondary

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Pettus, Texas

Pettus Secondary in Pettus, Texas enrolled 206 students in 2024-25 with 17.1 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%

221 students in 2022-23, 209 students in 2023-24, 206 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.3 to 17.1.

Students enrolled at Pettus Secondary by school year2022-23: 221, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 20601002003002022-232212023-242092024-25206
Students enrolled at Pettus Secondary by school year2022-23: 221, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 20601002003002022-232212023-242092024-25206
Students enrolled at Pettus Secondary by school year2022-23: 221, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 20601002003002022-232212023-242092024-25206
Students enrolled at Pettus Secondary by school year2022-23: 221, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 20601002003002022-232212023-242092024-25206
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322121.310.4
2023-2420921.49.7
2024-2520617.112.0

12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Pettus Secondary 12.0; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherPettus Secondary 12.0state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Pettus Secondary 12.0; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherPettus Secondary 12.0state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Pettus Secondary 12.0; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherPettus Secondary 12.0state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Pettus Secondary 12.0; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherPettus Secondary 12.0state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 176 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pettus Secondary enrolled 352 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 176 of the 352 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent3.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.6% of students were Hispanic, 33.5% White, 2.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic63.6%
  2. White33.5%
  3. Black2.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Pettus Secondary scored proficient or above: 40-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑54%37‑52%52%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%30‑45% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 31 students in Pettus Secondary's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90% or more90.3%
Students in the class3131403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Pettus Secondary

  1. A C Jones High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 969 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  2. Kenedy High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 219 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Pettus Secondary with A C Jones High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pettus ISD spends per student$16,354 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,354
  5. The largest public schools in TexasPettus Secondary is the number 1,325 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,325 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.12.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Pettus Secondary

  1. How many students attend Pettus Secondary?
    206 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 221 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Pettus, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pettus Secondary?
    12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pettus Secondary a Title I school?
    Pettus Secondary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pettus Secondary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pettus Secondary scored proficient or above: 40-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Pettus Secondary?
    90% or more of the 31 students in Pettus Secondary's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Pettus Secondary in?
    Pettus ISD, NCES district ID 4834770. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483477003899 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

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

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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