GILLESPIE COUNTY H S

GILLESPIE COUNTY H S is an one-room-style 9-12 campus in FREDERICKSBURG, Texas, run under FREDERICKSBURG ISD. The school serves 19 students in grades 10 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 98% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

Within FREDERICKSBURG ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,030 students, GILLESPIE COUNTY H S is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, GILLESPIE COUNTY H S records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 47% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GILLESPIE COUNTY H S higher than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, census data for Gillespie County shows median household income runs about $76,162, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Gillespie County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,641 students), GILLESPIE COUNTY H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FREDERICKSBURG PRI, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 27%: 26 students in 2018 compared to 19 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 42% to 47%. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.