KERMIT H S

KERMIT H S, a close-knit secondary school in KERMIT, Texas, part of KERMIT ISD, caters to 395 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in KERMIT ISD (1,339 students total), KERMIT H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, KERMIT H S records that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 12% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 60% of students at KERMIT H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Winkler County (around 71%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KERMIT H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.6%, the actual is 43.0%, a residual of -4.6 points.

In the broader community, Winkler County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,900, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. KERMIT H S is one of 5 public schools in Winkler County (combined enrollment of about 1,777 students).

The closest other public school is KERMIT J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around KERMIT H S. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KERMIT H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.3%.

KERMIT H S operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. KERMIT H S's enrollment has expanded 8% since 2018, when it stood at 366 (now 395). White enrollment moved from 21% to 12% across the same window.

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