KENEDY H S

Located at 401 F M 719, in KENEDY, Texas, KENEDY H S is an one-room-style four-year high school that enrolls 219 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by KENEDY ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so KENEDY H S sits 72% leaner than that benchmark.

KENEDY H S is one of 4 schools operated by KENEDY ISD, a district that educates 758 students overall.

On the student-mix side, KENEDY H S reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%). Beyond that, the school records 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 53% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Karnes County's rate of about 62%.

With demographic context factored in, KENEDY H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.0%, the actual is 35.6%, a residual of -3.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Karnes County) records that median household income runs about $60,214, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Karnes County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,456 students), KENEDY H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is KENEDY MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around KENEDY H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KENEDY H S at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

KENEDY H S operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KENEDY H S has changed only slightly, going from 214 students in 2018 to 219 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 85% to 92% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

On this page, the feed for KENEDY H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.