EAST BERNARD H S

EAST BERNARD H S, a rural-scale secondary school in EAST BERNARD, Texas, run under EAST BERNARD ISD, instructs 302 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 62% below typical.

Across the 4 schools in EAST BERNARD ISD (997 students total), EAST BERNARD H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, EAST BERNARD H S logs that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 33% Hispanic, 7% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Wharton County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EAST BERNARD H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 30% 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 south of Wharton County's rate of about 65%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EAST BERNARD H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Wharton County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $66,924 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Wharton County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,729 students), of which EAST BERNARD H S is one.

EAST BERNARD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around EAST BERNARD H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EAST BERNARD H S at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 49.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. EAST BERNARD H S's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 324 (now 302). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 68% to 59%.

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