📍 600 W 7th St, Baird, Callahan County, 79504
Baird H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baird, Callahan County. The school has 143 pupils enrolled. The Principal is James Stevens. It is part of the Baird Isd school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Baird H S enrolls 143 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 114 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 143 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 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.
Baird 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 24, state house district 60.
Baird H S is one of 2 schools in BAIRD ISD, based in BAIRD, Texas. The district serves 348 students district-wide and employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 143 students, Baird H S is smaller than the district average of about 174 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant