GILMER H S

GILMER H S is a 9-12 campus of mid-sized scale in GILMER, Texas, run under GILMER ISD, teacheing 895 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 5 schools in GILMER ISD (2,946 students total), GILMER H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, GILMER H S shows that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 23% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GILMER H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 47.5%; GILMER H S posts 69.0%, +21.5 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Upshur County put median household income runs about $66,208, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. GILMER H S is one of 25 public schools in Upshur County (combined enrollment of about 7,918 students).

The closest other public school is GILMER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, roughly 0.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GILMER H S at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 46.9%.

GILMER H S operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GILMER H S has expanded 28%, going from 697 students in 2018 to 895 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 55% across the same window.

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