Enrollment
140
High
DISTRICT 174 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAIRD ISD·NCES 480928000387
BAIRD H S
600 W 7TH ST, BAIRD, TX 79504 · (325) 854-1400 · Callahan County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
77 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BAIRD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
140
+52 (+59%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 7.3:1
% White
80%
was 81%
% Hispanic
18%
was 17%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BAIRD H S
BAIRD H S, a micro-enrollment senior high in BAIRD, Texas, part of BAIRD ISD, works with 140 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 82% leaner than typical.
Across the 2 schools in BAIRD ISD (348 students total), BAIRD H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, BAIRD H S lists that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Callahan County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, BAIRD H S sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.2%; actual is 36.5%, a gap of -13.7 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Callahan County indicate median household income runs about $72,436, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Callahan County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,608 students), BAIRD H S is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is BAIRD EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, BAIRD H S comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.3%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 59%: 88 students in 2018 compared to 140 in 2025.
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Callahan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,241
Census ACS
Median income
$72,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,608 students
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About BAIRD H SHow large is BAIRD H S?
BAIRD H S enrolls approximately 140 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does BAIRD H S serve?
BAIRD H S serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at BAIRD H S?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at BAIRD H S.
How diverse is BAIRD H S?
BAIRD H S reports a student body of 80% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is BAIRD H S public or private?
BAIRD H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by BAIRD ISD.
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