PATHFINDER CAMP

PATHFINDER CAMP is one of the very small four-year high schools in DRIFTWOOD, Texas, one of the schools within UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL, with 18 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so PATHFINDER CAMP sits 98% leaner than that benchmark.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 612 students. PATHFINDER CAMP is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PATHFINDER CAMP records that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% White, 11% Black, 11% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average.

Around the school, Hays County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,097 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Hays County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students), of which PATHFINDER CAMP is one.

Nearest neighbor: CYPRESS SPRINGS EL, around 3.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

PATHFINDER CAMP operates from a small-town location. As a public charter, PATHFINDER CAMP runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PATHFINDER CAMP has ticked down 10%, going from 20 students in 2018 to 18 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 33% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 5.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for PATHFINDER CAMP typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.