CROSS PLAINS H S

CROSS PLAINS H S is one of the very small four-year high schools in CROSS PLAINS, Texas, one of the schools within CROSS PLAINS ISD, with 158 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 80% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

CROSS PLAINS H S is one of 2 schools operated by CROSS PLAINS ISD, a district that teaches 365 students overall.

On demographics, CROSS PLAINS H S shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 22% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, CROSS PLAINS H S reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Callahan County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CROSS PLAINS H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Callahan County) logs that median household earnings sit near $72,436, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Callahan County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,608 students), of which CROSS PLAINS H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: CROSS PLAINS EL, around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, CROSS PLAINS H S comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CROSS PLAINS H S has fell 4%, going from 164 students in 2018 to 158 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.