HAYS INSPIRE ACADEMY

Set in SAN MARCOS, Texas, HAYS INSPIRE ACADEMY is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus, run under INSPIRE ACADEMIES. It caters to 24 students across grades 6 through 12. That puts it 97% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within INSPIRE ACADEMIES, which oversees 7 schools and 805 students, HAYS INSPIRE ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HAYS INSPIRE ACADEMY records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 42% White, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 39% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 88% of students at HAYS INSPIRE ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hays County (around 46%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, Hays County reports that median household income runs about $89,097, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Hays County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students), of which HAYS INSPIRE ACADEMY is one.

SAN MARCOS H S 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.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. As a public charter, HAYS INSPIRE ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HAYS INSPIRE ACADEMY has contracted 60%, going from 60 students in 2018 to 24 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 17% to 42%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the HAYS INSPIRE ACADEMY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.