CONNALLY

CONNALLY is one of the very small senior highs in KENEDY, Texas, overseen by THE EXCEL CENTER (FOR ADULTS), with 83 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 90% below typical.

Across the 7 schools in THE EXCEL CENTER (FOR ADULTS) (1,196 students total), CONNALLY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CONNALLY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Black, 11% White, 2% Native American. By comparison, Karnes County as a whole is about 53% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, CONNALLY records 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Karnes County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,214 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Karnes County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,456 students), CONNALLY is one campus in the mix.

KENEDY EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.8 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

CONNALLY operates from a small-town location. CONNALLY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

In the discussion threads here, members of the CONNALLY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.