JACKSBORO H S

JACKSBORO H S is one of the close-knit secondary schools in JACKSBORO, Texas, operated by JACKSBORO ISD, with 321 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 60% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

Across the 3 schools in JACKSBORO ISD (1,022 students total), JACKSBORO H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JACKSBORO H S logs that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Jack County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Jack County's rate of about 61%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JACKSBORO H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 43.8%; JACKSBORO H S posts 59.4%, +15.6 points above that line.

In the broader community, Jack County reports that median household income runs about $68,079, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Jack County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,613 students), of which JACKSBORO H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: JACKSBORO EL, around 0.4 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JACKSBORO H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JACKSBORO H S has expanded 13%, going from 284 students in 2018 to 321 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 29% to 35% over that span.

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