PEARSALL H S

PEARSALL H S operates as a tight-knit four-year high school in PEARSALL, Texas, part of PEARSALL ISD. Current enrollment sits at 572 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

PEARSALL ISD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,953 students. PEARSALL H S is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, PEARSALL H S shows that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 78% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, PEARSALL H S shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, PEARSALL H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Frio County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,010, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PEARSALL H S is one of 7 public schools in Frio County (combined enrollment of about 2,792 students).

The closest other public school is PEARSALL INT, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PEARSALL H S at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 27.7%.

PEARSALL H S operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. PEARSALL H S's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 667 (now 572). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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