AGUA DULCE H S

AGUA DULCE H S operates as a tiny 9-12 campus in AGUA DULCE, Texas, part of AGUA DULCE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 243 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 69% below the state mean of about 796.

Within AGUA DULCE ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 421 students, AGUA DULCE H S is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, AGUA DULCE H S records that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 28% White. The wider county runs roughly 63% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, AGUA DULCE H S has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, AGUA DULCE H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.0%; this one delivers 48.6%.

In the area at large, Nueces County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,897, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Nueces County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), of which AGUA DULCE H S is one.

The closest other public school is AGUA DULCE EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AGUA DULCE H S at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 42.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 29%: 188 students in 2018 compared to 243 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked up from 18% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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