📍 201 Sandcrab Blvd, Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, 77979
Calhoun H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County. The school has 987 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leather Mccall. It is part of the Calhoun County Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 79.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. The school offers 22 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Calhoun H S enrolls 987 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 79.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 6.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 673 | 68% |
| White | 229 | 23% |
| Asian | 63 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
507 of the school's 987 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 449 qualify for free lunch and 58 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.
Calhoun H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 18, state house district 30.
Calhoun H S is one of 7 schools in CALHOUN COUNTY ISD, based in PORT LAVACA, Texas. The district serves 3,514 students district-wide and employs 258 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 987 students, Calhoun H S is larger than the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant