BALLINGER H S

BALLINGER H S is an one-room-style secondary school in BALLINGER, Texas, operated by BALLINGER ISD. The school enrolls 231 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 71% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

Across the 5 schools in BALLINGER ISD (775 students total), BALLINGER H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, BALLINGER H S shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 48% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the income-and-resources front, BALLINGER H S lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, BALLINGER H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.1%; this one delivers 57.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Runnels County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,632 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Runnels County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,951 students), BALLINGER H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BALLINGER J H, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BALLINGER H S at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 38.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 259 students in 2018 compared to 231 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 54% to 48% across the same window.

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