KENNARD ISD

KENNARD ISD is one of the intimate unified-grade schools in KENNARD, Texas, one of the schools within KENNARD ISD, with 275 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so KENNARD ISD sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

KENNARD ISD is the operating authority for KENNARD ISD, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, KENNARD ISD lists that White students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 16% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Houston County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, KENNARD ISD shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Houston County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KENNARD ISD tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Houston County put median household income runs about $56,531, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Houston County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,141 students), KENNARD ISD is one campus in the mix.

CENTERVILLE H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 14.8 miles from this campus. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KENNARD ISD ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KENNARD ISD has expanded 79%, going from 154 students in 2018 to 275 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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