TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT is a multi-level school of tiny scale in TRENT, Texas, overseen by TRENT ISD, works with 144 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 70% smaller than the state mean of about 485.

TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT is a school of TRENT ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT logs that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school records 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Taylor County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.0%; this one delivers 41.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Taylor County reports that median household income runs about $67,139, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Taylor County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,159 students), of which TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT is one.

The closest other public school is MERKEL H S, roughly 6.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.0%.

TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 165 (now 144). The White share of enrollment decreased from 89% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

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