📍 3205 S Houston St, Kaufman, Kaufman County, 75142
Kaufman H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kaufman, Kaufman County. The school has 1,303 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matthew Nichols. It is part of the Kaufman Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 79.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kaufman H S enrolls 1,303 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 79.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 4.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 709 | 54% |
| White | 493 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
918 of the school's 1,303 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 865 qualify for free lunch and 53 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kaufman 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-50, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Kaufman H S is one of 7 schools in KAUFMAN ISD, based in KAUFMAN, Texas. The district serves 4,356 students district-wide and employs 280 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,303 students, Kaufman H S is larger than the district average of about 622 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant