MORTON SCHOOL

MORTON SCHOOL is a low-enrollment K-12 campus in MORTON, Texas, run under MORTON ISD. The school enrolls 368 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Operationally, MORTON SCHOOL answers to MORTON ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, MORTON SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%); the rest breaks down as 10% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

In terms of school funding signals, MORTON SCHOOL records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at MORTON SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Cochran County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MORTON SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 41.0%; MORTON SCHOOL posts 21.6%, -19.4 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cochran County) shows that median household earnings sit near $45,313, about 8% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Cochran County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 666 students), MORTON SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WHITEFACE SCHOOL, roughly 11.9 miles away. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MORTON SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. MORTON SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 4% since 2018, when it stood at 383 (now 368). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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