PANHANDLE J H

As a rural-scale middle-grades school in PANHANDLE, Texas, PANHANDLE J H works with 129 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within PANHANDLE ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so PANHANDLE J H sits 80% smaller than that benchmark.

PANHANDLE ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 620 students. PANHANDLE J H is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PANHANDLE J H records that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PANHANDLE J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Carson County shows median household earnings sit near $85,231, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Carson County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,072 students), of which PANHANDLE J H is one.

PANHANDLE H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PANHANDLE J H at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PANHANDLE J H has edged down 23%, going from 167 students in 2018 to 129 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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