HUGHES SPRINGS H S

HUGHES SPRINGS H S is a high school of cozy scale in HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas, part of HUGHES SPRINGS ISD, works with 327 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so HUGHES SPRINGS H S sits 59% leaner than that benchmark.

HUGHES SPRINGS ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,090 students; HUGHES SPRINGS H S is among them.

Demographically, HUGHES SPRINGS H S reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to Cass County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Cass County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, HUGHES SPRINGS H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.6%, the actual is 66.9%, a residual of +13.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cass County indicate median household income runs about $53,813, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cass County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,268 students), HUGHES SPRINGS H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HUGHES SPRINGS J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HUGHES SPRINGS H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. HUGHES SPRINGS H S's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 351 (now 327).

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