HILLSBORO H S

HILLSBORO H S is a four-year high school of close-knit scale in HILLSBORO, Texas, overseen by HILLSBORO ISD, instructing 616 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

HILLSBORO H S is one of 5 schools operated by HILLSBORO ISD, a district that serves 1,984 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HILLSBORO H S records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 22% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HILLSBORO H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, HILLSBORO H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 43.1%; actual is 58.0%, +14.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hill County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,591 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. HILLSBORO H S is one of 34 public schools in Hill County (combined enrollment of about 6,430 students).

HILLSBORO EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HILLSBORO H S comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 55.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. HILLSBORO H S's enrollment has edged up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 537 (now 616). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 15% to 8%. Class-load math has rose: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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