BURKEVILLE SCHOOL

As a modestly sized combined-grade school in BURKEVILLE, Texas, BURKEVILLE SCHOOL works with 252 students from grades pre-K through 12, one of the schools within BURKEVILLE ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 48% smaller than the state mean of about 485.

Operationally, BURKEVILLE SCHOOL answers to BURKEVILLE ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BURKEVILLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% Black, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 85% of students at BURKEVILLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Newton County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, BURKEVILLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.5%.

Across the wider county, Newton County reports that median household income runs about $42,618, 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Newton County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,750 students), of which BURKEVILLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is Evans High School, roughly 10.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, BURKEVILLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 29.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 236%: 75 students in 2018 compared to 252 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 71% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.5:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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