The Ponder High School boys basketball team has captured the state championship five times, three of them consecutively. These include the 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014 AA Boys State Basketball Championships.
The Ponder High School girls basketball team has made two appearances in the state tournament.
Ponder High School began a football program in 2007. The Lions played their first varsity level UIL sanctioned football game in the fall of 2010.
Portions of some school districts extend into other counties. Some school districts serving Denton County (
Celina ISD,
Era ISD,
Prosper ISD, and
Slidell ISD) do not operate high schools in the county.