CROCKETT EARLY HEADSTART

CROCKETT EARLY HEADSTART is a tiny K-5 school in ABILENE, Texas, part of ABILENE ISD. The school hosts 131 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 75% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

CROCKETT EARLY HEADSTART is one of 26 schools operated by ABILENE ISD, a district that educates 14,536 students overall.

In terms of who attends, CROCKETT EARLY HEADSTART lists that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed of 11% White, 7% Black. By comparison, Taylor County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, About 2% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Taylor County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Taylor County) records that median household earnings sit near $67,139, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CROCKETT EARLY HEADSTART is one of 54 public schools in Taylor County (combined enrollment of about 24,159 students).

The closest other public school is TEXASWORKS - ABILENE, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CROCKETT EARLY HEADSTART.

CROCKETT EARLY HEADSTART operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 134 students in 2018 compared to 131 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 11% to 7% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.