Enrollment
281
High
DISTRICT 95 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KARNES CITY ISD·NCES 482514002803
Karnes City High School
400 HWY 123, KARNES CITY, TX 78118 · (830) 780-6300 · Karnes County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
143 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 29% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 50.0% | 16.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 2.0% | 34.0% | 47.0% | 17.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Karnes City High School
Karnes City High School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karnes City High School this school | 281 | 50.9% | 48.8% |
| Reagan County High School BIG LAKE | 229 | 53.3% | 46.6% |
| George H W Bush New Tech Odessa ODESSA | 414 | 50.0% | 68.7% |
| Rice High School RICE | 340 | 56.2% | 60.2% |
| McCamey High School MCCAMEY | 144 | 48.6% | 34.0% |
| Denver City High School DENVER CITY | 512 | 52.1% | 46.6% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Karnes City High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #862 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #942 of 1,425 ▲ 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #803 of 1,425 ▲ 215 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #753 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,196 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #80 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #942 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #987 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #111 of 557 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
281
-170 (-38%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 281 | 29.6 | 9.5:1 | 51% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 30.7 | 10.1:1 | 50% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 29.4 | 11.2:1 | 57% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 64% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 28.6 | 12.3:1 | 64% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 55% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 25 | 10.0:1 | 55% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 25 | 11.5:1 | 50% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 225 | 23 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Karnes City High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (351 to 281); teachers up 3% (28.6 to 29.6).
About Karnes City High School
Karnes City High School is a small high school in Texas, with an address in KARNES CITY. School enrollment was 281 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.
Karnes City High School reports to KARNES CITY ISD, which has 6 schools and 1,021 students.
Roughly 78% of students at Karnes City High School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 18% White and 2% Black. Among all residents of Karnes County, the Hispanic share is about 53%. Karnes City High School's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
Karnes City High School employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.5:1. This ratio sits 5.6 below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 51% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Karnes County averages 62%, higher than here.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Karnes City High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Karnes City High School is 3.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 48.8% actual, 52.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Federal survey data for Karnes County show that the median household income is $60,214, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in Karnes County, enrolling about 2,456 students in all.
The closest other public school is Karnes City Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Karnes City High School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Karnes City High School at 2nd of 7.
Karnes City High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment dropped 38% from its 2020-21 level of 451. The ratio was 16.1:1 in 2020-21 and 9.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Karnes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,968
Census ACS
Median income
$60,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KARNES CITY ISD
- Karnes City Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Karnes City Junior High SchoolMiddle · 234 students
- Karnes City Primary SchoolElementary · 206 students
- Kcisd - DAEPHigh · 3 students
- Karnes City J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 1 students
- Eschool Prep AcademyCombined
Other schools in KARNES CITY
- Karnes City Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Karnes City Junior High SchoolMiddle · 234 students
- Karnes City Primary SchoolElementary · 206 students
- Eschool Prep AcademyCombined
- Lone Star Virtual AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- Karnes City Junior High School0.0 mi · 234
- Karnes City Primary School0.5 mi · 206
- Karnes City Elementary School0.5 mi · 296
- Kenedy High School4.6 mi · 219
- Kenedy Middle School4.6 mi · 149
- Kenedy Elementary School4.8 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Karnes City High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Karnes City High School?
Karnes City High School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Karnes City High School serve?
Karnes City High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Karnes City High School?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Karnes City High School.
What is the student diversity at Karnes City High School?
Student demographics at Karnes City High School are roughly 18% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Karnes City High School in?
Karnes City High School is part of KARNES CITY ISD.
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