FORNEY LEARNING ACADEMY

Located at 15640 FM 548, in FORNEY, Texas, FORNEY LEARNING ACADEMY is a micro-enrollment senior high that caters to 104 students (grades 9 through 12), run under FORNEY ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 87% below the state mean of about 796.

Across the 24 schools in FORNEY ISD (18,565 students total), FORNEY LEARNING ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FORNEY LEARNING ACADEMY lists that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kaufman County put median household income runs about $89,485, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Kaufman County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students), of which FORNEY LEARNING ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is WILLETT EL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

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