HILL COUNTRY YOUTH RANCH

HILL COUNTRY YOUTH RANCH is one of the rural-scale combined-grade schools in INGRAM, Texas, one of the schools within BIG SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL, with 74 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 85% below the state mean of about 485.

BIG SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 175 students; HILL COUNTRY YOUTH RANCH is among them.

On demographics, HILL COUNTRY YOUTH RANCH records that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 38% Hispanic, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, HILL COUNTRY YOUTH RANCH records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kerr County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Kerr County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,395 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HILL COUNTRY YOUTH RANCH is one of 20 public schools in Kerr County (combined enrollment of about 6,808 students).

INGRAM TOM MOORE H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site. As a public charter, HILL COUNTRY YOUTH RANCH runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HILL COUNTRY YOUTH RANCH has contracted 29%, going from 104 students in 2018 to 74 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 43% to 53% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for HILL COUNTRY YOUTH RANCH typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.