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Mesquite High School, Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 165 | 165 | 161 | 158 | 150 | 155 | 151 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,842 | 2,844 | 2,804 | 2,708 | 2,746 | 2,773 | 2,707 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 817 | 28.7% | 835 | 29.4% | 841 | 30.0% | 816 | 30.1% | 862 | 31.4% | 849 | 30.6% | 839 | 31.0% |
| Grade 10: | 757 | 26.6% | 731 | 25.7% | 727 | 25.9% | 744 | 27.5% | 719 | 26.2% | 722 | 26.0% | 705 | 26.0% |
| Grade 11: | 647 | 22.8% | 650 | 22.9% | 669 | 23.9% | 587 | 21.7% | 585 | 21.3% | 618 | 22.3% | 592 | 21.9% |
| Grade 12: | 621 | 21.9% | 628 | 22.1% | 567 | 20.2% | 561 | 20.7% | 580 | 21.1% | 584 | 21.1% | 571 | 21.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,448 | 51.0% | 1,465 | 51.5% | 1,450 | 51.7% | 1,404 | 51.8% | 1,405 | 51.2% | 1,418 | 51.1% | 1,357 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 1,394 | 49.0% | 1,379 | 48.5% | 1,354 | 48.3% | 1,304 | 48.2% | 1,333 | 48.5% | 1,347 | 48.6% | 1,346 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 13 | 0.5% | 21 | 0.7% | 24 | 0.9% | 33 | 1.2% | 18 | 0.7% | 16 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 53 | 1.9% | 62 | 2.2% | 60 | 2.1% | 58 | 2.1% | 75 | 2.7% | 87 | 3.1% | 85 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic: | 1,462 | 51.4% | 1,375 | 48.3% | 1,334 | 47.6% | 1,224 | 45.2% | 1,125 | 41.0% | 1,055 | 38.0% | 949 | 35.1% |
| Black: | 761 | 26.8% | 811 | 28.5% | 738 | 26.3% | 722 | 26.7% | 767 | 27.9% | 748 | 27.0% | 743 | 27.4% |
| White: | 497 | 17.5% | 526 | 18.5% | 610 | 21.8% | 645 | 23.8% | 761 | 27.7% | 867 | 31.3% | 921 | 34.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 49 | 1.7% | 43 | 1.5% | 33 | 1.2% | 22 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,620 | 57.0% | 1,575 | 55.4% | 1,501 | 53.5% | 1,407 | 52.0% | 1,256 | 45.7% | 1,091 | 39.3% | 959 | 35.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 228 | 8.0% | 224 | 7.9% | 221 | 7.9% | 209 | 7.7% | 231 | 8.4% | 265 | 9.6% | 234 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.19 | 17.24 | 17.38 | 17.13 | 18.26 | 17.90 | 18.00 | |||||||
* Mesquite High School, Students and Teachers was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.