BOLING H S

As a close-knit secondary school in BOLING, Texas, BOLING H S caters to 328 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within BOLING ISD. That puts it 59% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Across the 3 schools in BOLING ISD (1,151 students total), BOLING H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BOLING H S reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 34% White, 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 42% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, BOLING H S reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Wharton County's rate of about 65%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BOLING H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.6%, the actual is 46.8%, a residual of -6.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, Wharton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,924 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Wharton County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,729 students), BOLING H S is one campus in the mix.

IAGO J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BOLING H S comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.8%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. BOLING H S's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 356 (now 328). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 50% to 55%.

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