TOLAR H S

Set in TOLAR, Texas, TOLAR H S is an one-room-style 9-12 campus, operated by TOLAR ISD. It serves 272 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so TOLAR H S sits 66% below that benchmark.

TOLAR H S is one of 3 schools operated by TOLAR ISD, a district that hosts 884 students overall.

On demographics, TOLAR H S records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 6% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, TOLAR H S has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hood County (around 51%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TOLAR 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 56.9%; this one delivers 77.0%, a residual of +20.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, Hood County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,160 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TOLAR H S is one of 18 public schools in Hood County (combined enrollment of about 9,530 students).

TOLAR J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around TOLAR H S. On composite proficiency, TOLAR H S comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 13%: 241 students in 2018 compared to 272 in 2025.

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