KARNES CITY J H

KARNES CITY J H is a middle-grades school of very small scale in KARNES CITY, Texas, overseen by KARNES CITY ISD, caters to 234 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 64% smaller than typical.

KARNES CITY ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,021 students. KARNES CITY J H is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, KARNES CITY J H records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 18% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting KARNES CITY J H tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at KARNES CITY J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KARNES CITY J H falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.1%; this one comes in at 28.5%, -19.7 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Karnes County) logs that median household earnings sit near $60,214, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Karnes County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,456 students), of which KARNES CITY J H is one.

KARNES CITY H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around KARNES CITY J H. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KARNES CITY J H ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KARNES CITY J H has contracted 9%, going from 257 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 29% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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