PRAIRILAND H S

As a tiny high school in PATTONVILLE, Texas, PRAIRILAND H S caters to 283 students from grades 9 through 12, run under PRAIRILAND ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so PRAIRILAND H S sits 64% smaller than that benchmark.

PRAIRILAND ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,105 students; PRAIRILAND H S is among them.

Looking at the student body, PRAIRILAND H S lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, PRAIRILAND H S reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PRAIRILAND H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Lamar County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, PRAIRILAND H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lamar County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,880, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Lamar County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,516 students), of which PRAIRILAND H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: PRAIRILAND J H, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, PRAIRILAND H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

PRAIRILAND H S operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 283 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.