ABERNATHY H S

Set in ABERNATHY, Texas, ABERNATHY H S is a minimally staffed senior high, part of ABERNATHY ISD. It teaches 237 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 70% below the state mean of about 796.

ABERNATHY ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 808 students. ABERNATHY H S is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, ABERNATHY H S records that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 41% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

On the resource side, On paper, ABERNATHY H S has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at ABERNATHY H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hale County (around 73%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, ABERNATHY H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.9%; this one delivers 64.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hale County indicate median household income runs about $51,897, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Hale County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,064 students), of which ABERNATHY H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: ABERNATHY EL, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ABERNATHY H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. ABERNATHY H S's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 228 (now 237). The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 59% to 53% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.