HARLINGEN H S

Located at 1201 E MARSHALL AVE, in HARLINGEN, Texas, HARLINGEN H S is a roomy four-year high school that educates 2,433 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within HARLINGEN CISD. Enrollment runs roughly 206% above the state mean of about 796.

HARLINGEN H S is one of 31 schools operated by HARLINGEN CISD, a district that teaches 17,506 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HARLINGEN H S logs that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% White.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 168 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 78% of students at HARLINGEN H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, HARLINGEN H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate median household earnings sit near $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), HARLINGEN H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: AUSTIN EL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HARLINGEN H S. On composite proficiency, HARLINGEN H S comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.1%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 33%: 1,827 students in 2018 compared to 2,433 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for HARLINGEN H S typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.