METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME

As a minimally staffed four-year high school in WACO, Texas, METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME teaches 96 students from grades 6 through 12, part of UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME sits 88% smaller than that benchmark.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 612 students. METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME shows that 34% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 32% Black, 29% White, 2% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander.

In terms of school funding signals, METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME logs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for McLennan County indicate median household income runs about $66,643, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, McLennan County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), of which METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME is one.

BROOK AVENUE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME.

METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME operates from an inner-city location. As a public charter, METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 133 students in 2018 compared to 96 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 14% to 34%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

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