WICHITA FALLS H S

WICHITA FALLS H S is one of the roomy senior highs in WICHITA FALLS, Texas, overseen by WICHITA FALLS ISD, with 1,243 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 56% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Across the 25 schools in WICHITA FALLS ISD (16,226 students total), WICHITA FALLS H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, WICHITA FALLS H S shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 29% White, 9% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WICHITA FALLS H S has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, WICHITA FALLS H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.6%, the actual is 37.9%, a residual of -6.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Wichita County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $63,524 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WICHITA FALLS H S is one of 53 public schools in Wichita County (combined enrollment of about 23,047 students).

The closest other public school is ZUNDELOWITZ EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WICHITA FALLS H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WICHITA FALLS H S at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. WICHITA FALLS H S's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,248 (now 1,243). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 48% to 56% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

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