GATESVILLE H S

GATESVILLE H S operates as a mid-sized 9-12 campus in GATESVILLE, Texas, operated by GATESVILLE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 782 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Within GATESVILLE ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,668 students, GATESVILLE H S is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, GATESVILLE H S records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest consists of 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at GATESVILLE H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Coryell County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GATESVILLE H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.4%; this one delivers 62.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Coryell County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $71,301 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Coryell County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,561 students), of which GATESVILLE H S is one.

The closest other public school is GATESVILLE J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GATESVILLE H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.1%.

GATESVILLE H S operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. GATESVILLE H S's enrollment has decreased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 859 (now 782). The White share of enrollment shrank from 71% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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