HARLETON H S

HARLETON H S, a tiny high school in HARLETON, Texas, part of HARLETON ISD, educates 217 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 73% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

HARLETON ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 705 students; HARLETON H S is among them.

Demographically, HARLETON H S reports that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Harrison County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 45% of students at HARLETON H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harrison County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, HARLETON H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.4%; this one delivers 61.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harrison County) shows that median household income runs about $66,103, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Harrison County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,062 students), of which HARLETON H S is one.

HARLETON J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around HARLETON H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HARLETON H S at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. HARLETON H S's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 223 (now 217). The White share of enrollment shrank from 87% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.