DUMAS H S

Set in DUMAS, Texas, DUMAS H S is a middle-of-the-pack secondary school, overseen by DUMAS ISD. It instructs 1,192 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so DUMAS H S sits 50% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in DUMAS ISD (5,101 students total), DUMAS H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, DUMAS H S records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 16% White, 3% Black, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DUMAS H S has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DUMAS H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Moore County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, DUMAS H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 66.3%, a residual of +19.0 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Moore County indicate median household income runs about $61,762, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Moore County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,694 students), DUMAS H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DUMAS J H, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DUMAS H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 12%: 1,060 students in 2018 compared to 1,192 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 21% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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