HAWLEY H S

Located at 815 FIRST STRETT, in HAWLEY, Texas, HAWLEY H S is a minimally staffed senior high that hosts 216 students (grades 9 through 12), run under HAWLEY ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 73% below typical.

Across the 4 schools in HAWLEY ISD (773 students total), HAWLEY H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, HAWLEY H S records that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HAWLEY H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Jones County's rate of about 58%.

With demographic context factored in, HAWLEY H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.5%, the actual is 67.1%, a residual of +12.7 points.

In the broader community, Jones County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,464, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Jones County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,572 students), HAWLEY H S is one campus in the mix.

HAWLEY MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around HAWLEY H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HAWLEY H S at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 37.1%.

HAWLEY H S operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. HAWLEY H S's enrollment has rose 3% since 2018, when it stood at 209 (now 216). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 17% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 6.0:1 today.

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