HILL COUNTRY H S

HILL COUNTRY H S is a 9-12 campus of tiny scale in KERRVILLE, Texas, operated by KERRVILLE ISD, works with 43 students in grades 10 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 95% below the state mean of about 796.

HILL COUNTRY H S is one of 8 schools operated by KERRVILLE ISD, a district that hosts 4,600 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HILL COUNTRY H S shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 37% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Kerr County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 4 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. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kerr County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kerr County put median household income runs about $69,395, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Kerr County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,808 students), HILL COUNTRY H S is one campus in the mix.

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around HILL COUNTRY H S.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. HILL COUNTRY H S's enrollment has edged up 26% since 2018, when it stood at 34 (now 43). White enrollment moved from 59% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.