BENAVIDES SECONDARY

BENAVIDES SECONDARY is a tiny four-year high school in BENAVIDES, Texas, one of the schools within BENAVIDES ISD. The school enrolls 87 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 89% below the state mean of about 796.

BENAVIDES SECONDARY is one of 2 schools operated by BENAVIDES ISD, a district that educates 148 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BENAVIDES SECONDARY records that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 6% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at BENAVIDES SECONDARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BENAVIDES SECONDARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Duval County indicate median household earnings sit near $49,038, roughly 7% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Duval County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,346 students), of which BENAVIDES SECONDARY is one.

The closest other public school is BENAVIDES EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BENAVIDES SECONDARY at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 47%: 165 students in 2018 compared to 87 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 99% to 94% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 5.6:1 in 2025.

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