DRIPPING SPRINGS H S

DRIPPING SPRINGS H S is a 9-12 campus of roomy scale in DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas, run under DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD, works with 2,564 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so DRIPPING SPRINGS H S sits 222% larger than that benchmark.

Within DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD, which oversees 8 schools and 8,712 students, DRIPPING SPRINGS H S is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DRIPPING SPRINGS H S lists that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, DRIPPING SPRINGS H S records 155 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DRIPPING SPRINGS H S higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hays County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $89,097 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Hays County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students), of which DRIPPING SPRINGS H S is one.

The closest other public school is WALNUT SPRINGS EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 37%: 1,869 students in 2018 compared to 2,564 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 74% to 68% over that span.

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