KEENE H S

KEENE H S is a cozy secondary school in KEENE, Texas, overseen by KEENE ISD. The school instructs 373 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 53% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Across the 4 schools in KEENE ISD (1,119 students total), KEENE H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, KEENE H S reports that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 39% Hispanic, 13% Pacific Islander, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, KEENE H S has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting KEENE H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KEENE H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Johnson County shows the typical household earns roughly $84,859 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Johnson County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,004 students), of which KEENE H S is one.

The closest other public school is KEENE J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around KEENE H S. On composite proficiency, KEENE H S comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.5%.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 18%: 316 students in 2018 compared to 373 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.