Abernathy High School

Abernathy High School serves students in ABERNATHY, Texas, as a very small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 237 students. High schools in Texas have about 796 students on average; enrollment here is 70% lower.

ABERNATHY ISD operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 808 students.

The student body at Abernathy High School is 53% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 41% White and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is higher, at 61%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.1:1. The school has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 9.1:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for high schools in Texas. Federal data show 46% of students (110) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 73% average for public schools in Hale County is 27 points.

Abernathy High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (64.9%) and its predicted rate (53.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.

The school is in Hale County, where median household income comes to about $51,897, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Hale County counts 24 public schools with about 6,064 students.

Among nearby public schools, Abernathy Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Abernathy High School. Abernathy High School places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 15 students, from 252 to 237.

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