HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH

HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH is a substantial secondary school in HARLINGEN, Texas, run under HARLINGEN CISD. The school instructs 2,019 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH sits 154% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 31 schools in HARLINGEN CISD (17,506 students total), HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%); the rest is composed of 3% White.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH has 144 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 71% of students at HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Cameron County's rate of about 84%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.9%; this one delivers 46.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cameron County put median household income runs about $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 - SOUTH is one campus in the mix.

LAMAR EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH has climbed 30%, going from 1,549 students in 2018 to 2,019 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the HARLINGEN H S - SOUTH community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.