HARROLD SCHOOL

Located at 18106 STEWART ST, in HARROLD, Texas, HARROLD SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment combined-grade school that educates 154 students (grades K through 12), overseen by HARROLD ISD. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 68% leaner than typical.

HARROLD SCHOOL sits inside HARROLD ISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, HARROLD SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, HARROLD SCHOOL reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting HARROLD SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wilbarger County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HARROLD SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 45.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Wilbarger County) records that median household income runs about $54,102, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. HARROLD SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Wilbarger County (combined enrollment of about 2,099 students).

ELECTRA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARROLD SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 34.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 35%: 114 students in 2018 compared to 154 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 35% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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