CISCO H S

CISCO H S is one of the minimally staffed high schools in CISCO, Texas, operated by CISCO ISD, with 225 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 72% below typical.

CISCO ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 835 students; CISCO H S is among them.

On demographics, CISCO H S logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Other groups include 17% Hispanic. Compared to Eastland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, CISCO H S lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at CISCO H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Eastland County (around 58%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, CISCO H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 56.8%; actual is 81.9%, +25.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Eastland County shows median household income runs about $53,549, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Eastland County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,515 students), of which CISCO H S is one.

CISCO J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CISCO H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CISCO H S has fell 8%, going from 244 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 7.9:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

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