CORSICANA H S

CORSICANA H S is one of the sprawling high schools in CORSICANA, Texas, overseen by CORSICANA ISD, with 1,837 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so CORSICANA H S sits 131% bigger than that benchmark.

Within CORSICANA ISD, which oversees 8 schools and 5,998 students, CORSICANA H S is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, CORSICANA H S lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 22% White, 15% Black, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, CORSICANA H S records 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CORSICANA H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.0%, the actual is 42.5%, a residual of -1.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Navarro County put median household earnings sit near $63,111, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Navarro County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,681 students), CORSICANA H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CORSICANA MIDDLE, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CORSICANA H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CORSICANA H S at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 31.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 11%: 1,658 students in 2018 compared to 1,837 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 29% to 22%.

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