📍 1488 Fm 1293, Kountze, Hardin County, 77625
Kountze H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kountze, Hardin County. The school has 327 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Derrick Edwards. It is part of the Kountze Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kountze H S enrolls 327 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 17% Black or African American and 7.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 235 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
192 of the school's 327 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Kountze 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 3, state house district 19.
Kountze H S is one of 5 schools in KOUNTZE ISD, based in KOUNTZE, Texas. The district serves 1,151 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 327 students, Kountze H S is larger than the district average of about 230 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant