MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS

As a sizable K-12 campus in MINERAL WELLS, Texas, MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS serves 3,275 students from grades pre-K through 12, one of the schools within MINERAL WELLS ISD. That puts it 575% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.

MINERAL WELLS ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 5,673 students; MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS is among them.

In terms of who attends, MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS logs that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS has 214 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Palo Pinto County put the typical household earns roughly $67,674 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Palo Pinto County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,087 students), of which MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS is one.

Nearest neighbor: MINERAL WELLS ACADEMY, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS has expanded 283%, going from 855 students in 2018 to 3,275 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 56% to 50%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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