ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH

ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH, a close-knit secondary school in ONALASKA, Texas, one of the schools within ONALASKA ISD, teaches 492 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 38% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in ONALASKA ISD (1,196 students total), ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder consists of 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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, ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.1%; this one delivers 47.1%.

In the area at large, Polk County reports that median household income runs about $62,259, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Polk County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,045 students), ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ONALASKA EL, around 2.1 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH has increased 12%, going from 438 students in 2018 to 492 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 88% to 75% over that span.

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