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EDNA BIGHAM MAYS EL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About EDNA BIGHAM MAYS EL
As a medium-sized elementary-level community in TROY, Texas, EDNA BIGHAM MAYS EL caters to 443 students from grades pre-K through 2, one of the schools within TROY ISD.
Within TROY ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,732 students, EDNA BIGHAM MAYS EL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, EDNA BIGHAM MAYS EL records that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest reads as 37% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Bell County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
In the area at large, Bell County reports that median household income runs about $68,865, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EDNA BIGHAM MAYS EL is one of 130 public schools in Bell County (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students).
Nearest neighbor: RAYMOND MAYS MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around EDNA BIGHAM MAYS EL.
EDNA BIGHAM MAYS EL operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 60%: 277 students in 2018 compared to 443 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 30% to 37% across the same window.
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