High Island Independent School District
School district in Texas, United States
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High Island Independent School District is a public school district based in unincorporated Galveston County, Texas, United States.
| High Island Independent School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
2113 6th Street
High Island , Texas, 77623United States | |
| Coordinates | 29.5628°N 94.3909°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PK–12[1] |
| Schools | 1[1] |
| NCES District ID | 4823160[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 159 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Teachers | 14.41 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024)[1] |
| Staff | 13.70 (on an FTE basis) (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 11.03 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
HIISD serves the communities of Caplen, High Island, and Gilchrist on the Bolivar Peninsula.
History
Circa 2003 some Bolivar Peninsula residents in the Galveston Independent School District (GISD) portion who were dissatisfied with the Crenshaw School, the then-two-campus GISD K-8 school on the peninsula, sent their children to High Island schools.[2] Crenshaw was rebuilt as a single campus in 2005.[3]
The school district lost approximately 15% of its students in 2008 due to homes and residences destroyed by Hurricane Ike In the fall of 2009, the district reported an enrollment of 186 students.[4]
As of the 2023–2024 school year, the district's student population was 159 students, with a student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 11:3.[5]
Academic achievement
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[6]
Schools
- High Island School (PK-12)
Special programs
Athletics
High Island High School plays six-man football.
