KOUNTZE H S

Set in KOUNTZE, Texas, KOUNTZE H S is a modestly sized secondary school, overseen by KOUNTZE ISD. It works with 328 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 59% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

KOUNTZE ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,151 students; KOUNTZE H S is among them.

Looking at the student body, KOUNTZE H S lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 13% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Hardin County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, KOUNTZE H S reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KOUNTZE H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.8%; this one delivers 50.0%.

Around the school, census data for Hardin County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,808 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Hardin County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,541 students), KOUNTZE H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is KOUNTZE MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around KOUNTZE H S. On composite proficiency, KOUNTZE H S comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.8%.

KOUNTZE H S operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. KOUNTZE H S's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 331 (now 328).

Inside the community feed, members of the KOUNTZE H S community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.