TERRELL H S

TERRELL H S, a well-populated four-year high school in TERRELL, Texas, overseen by TERRELL ISD, enrolls 1,458 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 83% above the state mean of about 796.

TERRELL ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,283 students. TERRELL H S is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, TERRELL H S lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school records 19% Black, 18% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Kaufman County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, TERRELL H S lists 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting TERRELL H S higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at TERRELL H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kaufman County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), TERRELL H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Kaufman County shows median household income runs about $89,485, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kaufman County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students), of which TERRELL H S is one.

J W LONG EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TERRELL H S. On composite proficiency, TERRELL H S comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 35.3%.

TERRELL H S operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TERRELL H S has rose 23%, going from 1,190 students in 2018 to 1,458 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 26% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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