ODEM H S

ODEM H S is a very small four-year high school in ODEM, Texas, overseen by ODEM-EDROY ISD. The school instructs 278 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 65% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

ODEM H S is one of 4 schools operated by ODEM-EDROY ISD, a district that teaches 927 students overall.

On the student-mix side, ODEM H S reports that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 18% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ODEM H S reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ODEM H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for San Patricio County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,704, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Patricio County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,920 students), ODEM H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ODEM EL, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ODEM H S at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ODEM H S has decreased 3%, going from 288 students in 2018 to 278 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 14% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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