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Waco H S School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
2020 N 42 Nd St
Waco, TX 76710
Phone
(254) 776-1150
District
WACO ISD
County
MCLENNAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1964
Classroom Teachers
147

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.2% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Waco H S School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
43%
21%
48%
23%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 667 34.0%
Grade 10 481 24.5%
Grade 11 439 22.4%
Grade 12 377 19.2%
Total 1964 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.1% 8.6% 27.3%
Black 32.9% 28.7% 13.2%
Hispanic 56.4% 62.3% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.3% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.5% 90.6% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 86.5% 88.6% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.1% 2.0% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 108,288 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,217.0 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.5% 6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.7% 21.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.5% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 18.6% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 12.8% 12.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 41,674 10,413,290
Single Parent Households With Children 11.8% 9.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 80.8% 84.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.1% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.8% 16.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 7.8% 16.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.8% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.8% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.3% 16.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 20.7% 12.0%
$15,000 or less 20.8% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,447 $96,053,853 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $582 $8,671,218 4.7%
Staff $980 $14,601,020 7.9%
General Administration $122 $1,817,678 1.0%
School Administration $689 $10,265,411 5.6%
Operation $1,306 $19,458,094 10.6%
Transportation $162 $2,413,638 1.3%
Other $520 $7,747,480 4.2%
Total Support $4,360 $64,959,640 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,545 $23,018,955 12.5%
Total Expenditures $12,352 $184,032,448 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%