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Enrollment
946
High
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURNET CISD·NCES 481222000723
BURNET H S
1000 THE GREEN MILE, BURNET, TX 78611 · (512) 756-6193 · Burnet County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL946 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
534 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 25 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
946
+47 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.2:1
% White
61%
was 65%
% Hispanic
34%
was 31%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BURNET H S
As a mid-sized four-year high school in BURNET, Texas, BURNET H S works with 946 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by BURNET CISD.
BURNET H S is one of 6 schools operated by BURNET CISD, a district that caters to 3,209 students overall.
On the student-mix side, BURNET H S logs that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 34% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Burnet County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BURNET H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at BURNET H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, BURNET H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.2%; this one delivers 50.1%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Burnet County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,732 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Burnet County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,210 students), BURNET H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BURNET MIDDLE, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around BURNET H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BURNET H S at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 38.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BURNET H S has ticked up 5%, going from 899 students in 2018 to 946 in 2025.
On this page, members of the BURNET H S community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Burnet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,652
Census ACS
Median income
$78,732
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
7,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BURNET CISD
- BURNET MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- SHADY GROVE ELElementary · 570 students
- RJ RICHEY ELElementary · 510 students
- BERTRAM ELElementary · 437 students
- QUEST H SHigh · 35 students
Other schools in BURNET
- BURNET MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- SHADY GROVE ELElementary · 570 students
- RJ RICHEY ELElementary · 510 students
- QUEST H SHigh · 35 students
Nearby schools
- BURNET MIDDLE0.4 mi · 711
- RJ RICHEY EL0.5 mi · 510
- SHADY GROVE EL0.7 mi · 570
- QUEST H S0.9 mi · 35
- BERTRAM EL10.5 mi · 437
- COLT EL12.5 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About BURNET H SHow large is BURNET H S?
BURNET H S enrolls approximately 946 students in grades 09-12.
Is BURNET H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
BURNET H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BURNET H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BURNET H S is approximately 14.4:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BURNET H S?
At BURNET H S, the student body is approximately 61% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is BURNET H S in?
BURNET H S is part of BURNET CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.