RAYBURN H S

RAYBURN H S is one of the very small four-year high schools in IVANHOE, Texas, part of SAM RAYBURN ISD, with 208 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 74% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

RAYBURN H S is one of 2 schools operated by SAM RAYBURN ISD, a district that enrolls 469 students overall.

On the student-mix side, RAYBURN H S reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Fannin County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RAYBURN H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fannin County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RAYBURN H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 57.6%.

In the area at large, Fannin County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,295, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. RAYBURN H S is one of 23 public schools in Fannin County (combined enrollment of about 5,573 students).

Nearest neighbor: SAM RAYBURN EL, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RAYBURN H S at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RAYBURN H S has ticked down 8%, going from 225 students in 2018 to 208 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 81% across the same window.

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