BANQUETE H S

BANQUETE H S operates as a tiny high school in BANQUETE, Texas, part of BANQUETE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 247 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so BANQUETE H S sits 69% leaner than that benchmark.

BANQUETE ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 744 students; BANQUETE H S is among them.

On demographics, BANQUETE H S logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). Beyond that, the school reports 14% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BANQUETE H S has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Nueces County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BANQUETE H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.0%; this one delivers 47.4%, a residual of +14.3 points.

In the area at large, Nueces County reports that median household income runs about $66,897, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BANQUETE H S is one of 124 public schools in Nueces County (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students).

BANQUETE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BANQUETE H S at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 34.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. BANQUETE H S's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 268 (now 247).

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