JASPER H S

Set in JASPER, Texas, JASPER H S is a tight-knit senior high, overseen by JASPER ISD. It educates 633 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 20% leaner than typical.

Across the 4 schools in JASPER ISD (2,070 students total), JASPER H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JASPER H S logs that 39% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 33% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Jasper County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, JASPER H S logs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, JASPER H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.8%; this one delivers 34.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Jasper County) records that median household income runs about $56,723, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Jasper County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,411 students), JASPER H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JEAN C FEW PRI, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around JASPER H S. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JASPER H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.1%.

JASPER H S operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 720 students in 2018 compared to 633 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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