📍 285 Hwy 95, Smithville, Bastrop County, 78957
Smithville H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Smithville, Bastrop County. The school has 575 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tucker Copeland. It is part of the Smithville Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smithville H S enrolls 575 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 317 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 190 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
303 of the school's 575 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 269 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Smithville 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 14, state house district 17.
Smithville H S is one of 4 schools in SMITHVILLE ISD, based in SMITHVILLE, Texas. The district serves 1,849 students district-wide and employs 128 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 575 students, Smithville H S is larger than the district average of about 462 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant