Enrollment
120
High
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHIRENO ISD·NCES 481398000884
CHIRENO H S
901 MAIN ST, CHIRENO, TX 75937 · (936) 362-2132 · Nacogdoches County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
75 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CHIRENO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020.
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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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
120
+17 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 8.4:1
% White
68%
was 77%
% Hispanic
20%
was 17%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CHIRENO H S
Set in CHIRENO, Texas, CHIRENO H S is an one-room-style 9-12 campus, part of CHIRENO ISD. It instructs 120 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 85% leaner than the state mean of about 796.
Within CHIRENO ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 365 students, CHIRENO H S is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, CHIRENO H S logs that White students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHIRENO H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.6%, the actual is 53.3%, a residual of +6.7 points.
Zooming out to the county, Nacogdoches County reports that median household income runs about $53,555, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Nacogdoches County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,396 students), of which CHIRENO H S is one.
CHIRENO EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, CHIRENO H S comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHIRENO H S has rose 17%, going from 103 students in 2018 to 120 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 77% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.
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Nacogdoches County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,162
Census ACS
Median income
$53,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,396 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHIRENO ISD
- CHIRENO ELElementary · 245 students
- NACOGDOCHES CO DAEPElementary
Other schools in CHIRENO
- CHIRENO ELElementary · 245 students
- NACOGDOCHES CO DAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- CHIRENO EL0.0 mi · 245
- WODEN EL10.6 mi · 471
- WODEN J H10.6 mi · 194
- WODEN H S10.6 mi · 220
- MARTINSVILLE SCHOOL10.8 mi · 313
- EXCELSIOR EL13.3 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About CHIRENO H SWhat is the total enrollment at CHIRENO H S?
CHIRENO H S enrolls approximately 120 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does CHIRENO H S serve?
CHIRENO H S serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHIRENO H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHIRENO H S is approximately 9.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHIRENO H S?
At CHIRENO H S, the student body is approximately 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is CHIRENO H S public or private?
CHIRENO H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by CHIRENO ISD.
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