ROUSE H S

ROUSE H S is one of the sizable four-year high schools in LEANDER, Texas, run under LEANDER ISD, with 2,260 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 184% above the state mean of about 796.

ROUSE H S is one of 51 schools operated by LEANDER ISD, a district that educates 42,680 students overall.

On the student-mix side, ROUSE H S records that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 26% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Williamson County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ROUSE H S has 141 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 8% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Williamson County (around 29%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, ROUSE H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.3%; this one delivers 72.9%.

Around the school, Williamson County reports that median household earnings sit near $111,340, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Williamson County's 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), ROUSE H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KNOX WILEY MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ROUSE H S comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 22%: 1,849 students in 2018 compared to 2,260 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share increased from 4% to 26%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.