SEYMOUR H S

SEYMOUR H S is a tiny secondary school in SEYMOUR, Texas, operated by SEYMOUR ISD. The school serves 157 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 80% below typical.

SEYMOUR ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 594 students; SEYMOUR H S is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SEYMOUR H S logs that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Baylor County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, SEYMOUR H S logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Baylor County (around 59%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SEYMOUR H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 77.8%, a residual of +25.6 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Baylor County put median household income runs about $45,370, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SEYMOUR H S is one of 3 public schools in Baylor County (combined enrollment of about 594 students).

SEYMOUR MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around SEYMOUR H S. On composite proficiency, SEYMOUR H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. SEYMOUR H S's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 162 (now 157). Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 24% across the same window.

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