📍 4800 Jack C Hays Trl, Buda, Hays County, 78610
Jack C Hays H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Buda, Hays County. The school has 2,062 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tina Salazar. It is part of the Hays Cisd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 129.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. The school offers 33 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jack C Hays H S enrolls 2,062 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 129.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 4.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,218 | 59% |
| White | 639 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 33 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
731 of the school's 2,062 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 594 qualify for free lunch and 137 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jack C Hays H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 45.
Jack C Hays H S is one of 26 schools in HAYS CISD, based in KYLE, Texas. The district serves 24,330 students district-wide and employs 1,493 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,062 students, Jack C Hays H S is larger than the district average of about 936 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe