📍 1215 Fourth St, Blanco, Blanco County, 78606
Blanco H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Blanco, Blanco County. The school has 355 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jacob Raley. It is part of the Blanco Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blanco H S enrolls 355 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 47% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 177 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 166 | 47% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 355 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blanco 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 45.
Blanco H S is one of 3 schools in BLANCO ISD, based in BLANCO, Texas. The district serves 1,102 students district-wide and employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 355 students, Blanco H S is close to the district average of about 367 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant