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P O Box 98

Fort Hancock, TX 79839
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Fort Hancock High School serves 129 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the TX average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 71%.
Fort Hancock High School operates within the Ft Hancock Independent School District.
Ft Hancock Independent School District's 63% graduation rate is lower than the TX state average of 83%.

School Overview

The student population of 129 students has declined by 22% over five years.
The teacher population of 13 teachers has declined by 13% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	129 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	13 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 10:1 has decreased from 11:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.06 is less than the state average of 0.41. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(TX) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	10:1	16:1

Hispanic	97%	52%

White	3%	29%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	n/a	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.06	0.41

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	73%	52%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	6%

District Comparison

Ft Hancock Independent School District's student population of 440 students has decreased by 12% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 63% has decreased from 95% over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,013 is higher than the state average of $12,126. The district revenue/student has declined by 19% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $12,851 is higher than the state average of $11,704. The district spending/student has declined by 15% over four years.

School District Name	Ft Hancock Independent School District
Number of Schools Managed	3	3
Number of Students Managed	440	825

Graduation Rate	63%	83%

District Total Revenue	$6 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$6 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,013	$12,126

District Spending / Student	$12,851	$11,704

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Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, TX Dept. of Education

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