CHILLICOTHE SCHOOL

CHILLICOTHE SCHOOL is one of the micro-enrollment K-12 campuss in CHILLICOTHE, Texas, part of CHILLICOTHE ISD, with 189 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 61% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.

CHILLICOTHE SCHOOL is a school of CHILLICOTHE ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, CHILLICOTHE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 34% White, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CHILLICOTHE SCHOOL has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting CHILLICOTHE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHILLICOTHE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hardeman County indicate median household income runs about $63,333, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. CHILLICOTHE SCHOOL is one of 4 public schools in Hardeman County (combined enrollment of about 623 students).

Nearest neighbor: NORTH TEXAS STATE HOSPITAL - AFP - VERNON, around 12.2 miles off. On composite proficiency, CHILLICOTHE SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 91%: 99 students in 2018 compared to 189 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 54% to 34%.

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