FRIENDSWOOD H S

Set in FRIENDSWOOD, Texas, FRIENDSWOOD H S is a substantial high school, overseen by FRIENDSWOOD ISD. It caters to 2,014 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so FRIENDSWOOD H S sits 153% bigger than that benchmark.

Within FRIENDSWOOD ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 6,194 students, FRIENDSWOOD H S is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, FRIENDSWOOD H S records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 123 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Galveston County indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,105 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Galveston County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students), FRIENDSWOOD H S is one campus in the mix.

WESTWOOD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. FRIENDSWOOD H S's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 2,111 (now 2,014). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 71% to 66%.

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