JACK C HAYS H S

Set in BUDA, Texas, JACK C HAYS H S is a large four-year high school, run under HAYS CISD. It instructs 2,304 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so JACK C HAYS H S sits 189% larger than that benchmark.

JACK C HAYS H S is one of 27 schools operated by HAYS CISD, a district that teaches 24,330 students overall.

In terms of who attends, JACK C HAYS H S records that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 29% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 128 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JACK C HAYS H S higher than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hays County (around 46%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JACK C HAYS H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hays County put median household earnings sit near $89,097, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. JACK C HAYS H S is one of 63 public schools in Hays County (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students).

The closest other public school is LIVE OAK ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JACK C HAYS H S. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JACK C HAYS H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.5%.

JACK C HAYS H S operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JACK C HAYS H S has shrank 21%, going from 2,905 students in 2018 to 2,304 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 29% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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