NUECES CANYON JH/HS

As a rural-scale 9-12 campus in BARKSDALE, Texas, NUECES CANYON JH/HS caters to 114 students from grades 7 through 12, overseen by NUECES CANYON CISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 86% smaller than typical.

NUECES CANYON JH/HS is one of 2 schools operated by NUECES CANYON CISD, a district that caters to 240 students overall.

Looking at the student body, NUECES CANYON JH/HS logs that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 45% Hispanic. By comparison, Edwards County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, NUECES CANYON JH/HS reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at NUECES CANYON JH/HS qualify 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, NUECES CANYON JH/HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Edwards County indicate median household earnings sit near $40,313, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NUECES CANYON JH/HS is one of 2 public schools in Edwards County (combined enrollment of about 314 students).

The closest other public school is NUECES CANYON EL, roughly 4.1 miles away. On composite proficiency, NUECES CANYON JH/HS comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.

NUECES CANYON JH/HS operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. NUECES CANYON JH/HS's enrollment has expanded 7% since 2018, when it stood at 107 (now 114). The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 50% to 45% over that span.

On allk12, members of the NUECES CANYON JH/HS community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.