HAYNES HEAD START

HAYNES HEAD START is one of the cozy K-5 schools in WICHITA FALLS, Texas, overseen by WICHITA FALLS ISD, with 282 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 46% smaller than typical.

HAYNES HEAD START is one of 25 schools operated by WICHITA FALLS ISD, a district that teaches 16,226 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HAYNES HEAD START shows that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 23% White, 8% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at HAYNES HEAD START qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wichita County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Wichita County shows median household earnings sit near $63,524, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Wichita County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,047 students), HAYNES HEAD START is one campus in the mix.

SHEPPARD AFB EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.