APPLE SPRINGS H S

Set in APPLE SPRINGS, Texas, APPLE SPRINGS H S is an one-room-style senior high, overseen by APPLE SPRINGS ISD. It hosts 96 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 88% smaller than typical.

APPLE SPRINGS ISD runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 179 students. APPLE SPRINGS H S is one of those campuses.

Demographically, APPLE SPRINGS H S lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest looks like 5% Black, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Trinity County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Trinity County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, APPLE SPRINGS H S is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 53.9%; APPLE SPRINGS H S posts 36.6%, -17.3 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Trinity County shows median household income runs about $52,018, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. APPLE SPRINGS H S is one of 8 public schools in Trinity County (combined enrollment of about 2,257 students).

The closest other public school is APPLE SPRINGS EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, APPLE SPRINGS H S comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 51.6%.

APPLE SPRINGS H S operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at APPLE SPRINGS H S has ticked up 25%, going from 77 students in 2018 to 96 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 84% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 6.6:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

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