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Health Careers High School
4646 Hamilton Wolfe, San Antonio, TX, 78229-3366 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Health Careers High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Bexar County, TX
Students & Faculty
Total Students 828 students
% Male / % Female 39%  /  61%
Total Classroom Teachers 53 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 238 students
Grade 10 - 231 students
Grade 11 - 182 students
Grade 12 - 177 students
This School (TX) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:16 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School (TX) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 18% 3%
% Hispanic 43% 47%
% Black 5% 15%
% White 34% 35%
Additional Student Information
This School (TX) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 14% 44%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 9% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 2%
School Performance:
(TX) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Northside Independent School District
This School's Agency (TX) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 95 3
Number of Students Managed 78,923 students 759 students
District Total Revenue $597,867,000 $6,787,000
District Expenditure $696,759,000 $6,595,000
District Revenue / Student $7,575 $8,310
District Expenditure / Student $8,828 $7,924
District Graduation Rates 87% 89%
School Notes:
  • The South Texas Medical Center is a conglomerate of numerous major hospitals, clinics, and research and higher educational institutions, located in San Antonio, Texas. The center is the largest such center in South Texas.
  • The center is responsible for the $14 Billion biomedical industry thriving in the San Antonio area.
  • According to the San Antonio Medical Foundation, at least $141 million in capital projects are currently in progress in the Medical Center and an additional $169 million worth of new projects are expected to be completed by 2009.
  • Central to the medical center is the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and University Hospital, which is the source of employment for 12,000 people. Other notable centers are The Audie Murphy VA Hospital, CTRC, Texas Cancer Clinic, the Children's Cancer Research Institute, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital-Medical Center, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Rehabilitation Hospital, Villa Rosa, St Luke, Texas Neurosciences Institute, 11 Methodist hospitals, and dozens of medical research institutes.
  • Also situated in the South Texas Medical Center is Health Careers High School, a health professions-based magnet school of Northside ISD.
  • In 2003, 26,757 persons were employed at the center and the combined budget of all entities at the South Texas Medical Center totaled $2.5 Billion.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (78229)
School Zip (78229) (TX) State Average
Population (Approximate) 27,585 people 19,677,938 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 41% 23%
Population Average Age 29 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.0 persons 2.7 persons
Median Household Income $30,675 $42,049
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 3.5 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 30 years old 33 years old
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