TATUM H S

TATUM H S is one of the small four-year high schools in TATUM, Texas, part of TATUM ISD, with 437 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

TATUM ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,392 students. TATUM H S is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, TATUM H S logs that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 33% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Rusk County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, TATUM H S has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting TATUM H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Rusk County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, TATUM H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Rusk County put the typical household earns roughly $68,658 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Rusk County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,350 students), of which TATUM H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: TATUM MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, TATUM H S comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TATUM H S has fell 9%, going from 482 students in 2018 to 437 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 27% to 17%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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