📍 600 Brownfield Hwy 137, Welch, Dawson County, 79377
Dawson School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Welch, Dawson County. The school has 139 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cody White. It is part of the Dawson Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dawson School enrolls 139 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 69% |
| White | 37 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
103 of the school's 139 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 103 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dawson School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 82.
Dawson School is one of 1 schools in DAWSON ISD, based in WELCH, Texas. The district serves 140 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 139 students, Dawson School is close to the district average of about 140 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote