CHILTON SCHOOL

As a medium-sized K-12 campus in CHILTON, Texas, CHILTON SCHOOL hosts 566 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by CHILTON ISD.

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

Looking at the student body, CHILTON SCHOOL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 22% Black, 12% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Falls County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Falls County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHILTON SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.8%; this one delivers 39.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Falls County shows median household income runs about $57,247, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. CHILTON SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Falls County (combined enrollment of about 2,358 students).

The closest other public school is ROSEBUD-LOTT EL, roughly 10.5 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHILTON SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. CHILTON SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 12% since 2018, when it stood at 506 (now 566). The White share of enrollment contracted from 21% to 12% over that span.

On the community side, members of the CHILTON SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.