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1 Tiger Ave

Wharton, TX 77488
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Wharton High School serves 580 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the TX average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 71%.
Wharton High School operates within the Wharton Independent School District.
Wharton Independent School District's 76% graduation rate is lower than the TX state average of 83%.

School Overview

The student population of 580 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 50 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	580 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	50 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 has increased from 11:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.61 is more 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	12:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	4%

Hispanic	53%	52%

Black	29%	13%

White	18%	29%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

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.	0.61	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.	61%	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.	5%	6%

District Comparison

Wharton Independent School District's student population of 2,209 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 76% has decreased from 97% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,095 in this district is less than the state average of $12,126. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,919 is less than the state average of $11,704. The district spending/student has declined by 15% over four years.

School District Name	Wharton Independent School District
Number of Schools Managed	4	3
Number of Students Managed	2,209	825

Graduation Rate	76%	83%

District Total Revenue	$22 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$21 MM	$10 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,095	$12,126

District Spending / Student	$9,919	$11,704

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

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