RIESEL SCHOOL

As a close-knit high school in RIESEL, Texas, RIESEL SCHOOL serves 334 students from grades 7 through 12, overseen by RIESEL ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 58% below typical.

RIESEL ISD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 689 students; RIESEL SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RIESEL SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RIESEL SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at RIESEL SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below McLennan County's rate of about 62%.

With demographic context factored in, RIESEL SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.0%, the actual is 56.7%, a residual of +0.8 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for McLennan County put the typical household earns roughly $66,643 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across McLennan County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), RIESEL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

FOSTER EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RIESEL SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. RIESEL SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 342 (now 334). White enrollment moved from 75% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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