PAINT CREEK SCHOOL

PAINT CREEK SCHOOL is a tiny unified-grade school in HASKELL, Texas, operated by PAINT CREEK ISD. The school educates 111 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so PAINT CREEK SCHOOL sits 77% smaller than that benchmark.

PAINT CREEK SCHOOL sits inside PAINT CREEK ISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, PAINT CREEK SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 43% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Haskell County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PAINT CREEK SCHOOL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, PAINT CREEK SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.6%.

In the surrounding community, Haskell County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,653, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. PAINT CREEK SCHOOL is one of 5 public schools in Haskell County (combined enrollment of about 793 students).

HASKELL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, PAINT CREEK SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. PAINT CREEK SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 16% since 2018, when it stood at 132 (now 111). White enrollment moved from 59% to 50% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the PAINT CREEK SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.