QUITMAN H S

QUITMAN H S is a close-knit secondary school in QUITMAN, Texas, operated by QUITMAN ISD. The school teaches 346 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 57% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

Across the 3 schools in QUITMAN ISD (1,208 students total), QUITMAN H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, QUITMAN H S logs that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, QUITMAN H S reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wood County (around 58%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, QUITMAN H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.5%, the actual is 68.3%, a residual of +11.8 points.

In the area at large, Wood County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,300 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Wood County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,349 students), of which QUITMAN H S is one.

The closest other public school is QUITMAN J H, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts QUITMAN H S at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. QUITMAN H S's enrollment has climbed 18% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 346).

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.