📍 505 7th St, Abernathy, Hale County, 79311
Abernathy H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Abernathy, Hale County. The school has 243 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Travis Albright. It is part of the Abernathy Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Abernathy H S enrolls 243 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 46% White and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 51% |
| White | 111 | 46% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
110 of the school's 243 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 109 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Abernathy H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 88.
Abernathy H S is one of 4 schools in ABERNATHY ISD, based in ABERNATHY, Texas. The district serves 808 students district-wide and employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 243 students, Abernathy H S is larger than the district average of about 202 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant