HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S

HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S, an average-sized four-year high school in SOUR LAKE, Texas, part of HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD, works with 782 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

HARDIN-JEFFERSON ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,762 students. HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder is composed of 15% Black, 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S logs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hardin County (around 49%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hardin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,808 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S is one of 23 public schools in Hardin County (combined enrollment of about 10,541 students).

HARDIN-JEFFERSON J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S. On composite proficiency, HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.8%.

HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARDIN-JEFFERSON H S has ticked up 19%, going from 656 students in 2018 to 782 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.