PERRYTON H S

PERRYTON H S, a cozy secondary school in PERRYTON, Texas, overseen by PERRYTON ISD, teaches 549 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 31% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

Across the 6 schools in PERRYTON ISD (1,802 students total), PERRYTON H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, PERRYTON H S records that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 20% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at school resources, PERRYTON H S logs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at PERRYTON H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, PERRYTON H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Ochiltree County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,183, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ochiltree County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,802 students), of which PERRYTON H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: EDWIN F WILLIAMS INT, around 0.4 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PERRYTON H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.4%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PERRYTON H S has declined 5%, going from 577 students in 2018 to 549 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 70% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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