KAUFER H S

KAUFER H S is a 9-12 campus of micro-enrollment scale in RIVIERA, Texas, overseen by RIVIERA ISD, educateing 181 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 77% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

KAUFER H S is one of 3 schools operated by RIVIERA ISD, a district that instructs 425 students overall.

In terms of who attends, KAUFER H S shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%; the rest is composed of 25% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kleberg County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, KAUFER H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Kleberg County put median household income runs about $61,292, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. KAUFER H S is one of 13 public schools in Kleberg County (combined enrollment of about 4,746 students).

The closest other public school is NANNY EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, KAUFER H S comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 40.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KAUFER H S has edged down 22%, going from 231 students in 2018 to 181 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 77% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the KAUFER H S community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.