Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Karnes City ISD: B

Total students

332

Avg. teacher experience

12.5 years

Karnes City ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

76 %

Karnes City ISD: 76%

Statewide: 90%

Karnes City High School is a high school in Karnes City, TX, in the Karnes City ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 332 students. 49.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 5.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 76% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 15.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Karnes City High School was 1047 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,922, which is $965 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.kcisd.net/index.php?pageID=122005_2

Address

400 Hwy 123
Karnes City, TX 78118-3016

Office phone number

(830) 780-6300

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Karnes City High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

332

African American

4 (1.2%)

Karnes City ISD: 2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.3%)

Karnes City ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

237 (71.4%)

Karnes City ISD: 75.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

90 (27.1%)

Karnes City ISD: 21%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.2%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

71.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

27.1%

Two or more races

0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

49.4 %

Karnes City ISD: 62.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

62.7 %

Karnes City ISD: 70.6%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

5.1 %

Karnes City ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

49.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

62.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

5.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

5.1 %

Karnes City ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

14.2 %

Karnes City ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.9 %

Karnes City ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

5.1%

Gifted and talented

14.2%

Special education

13.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Karnes City ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Karnes City ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Karnes City ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Karnes City ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

76 %

Karnes City ISD: 76%

Statewide: 90%

African American

71.4 %

Karnes City ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

84.6 %

Karnes City ISD: 84.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

66.1 %

Karnes City ISD: 66.1%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Karnes City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

71.4%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

84.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

66.1%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

15.7 %

Karnes City ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

18.3 %

Karnes City ISD: 18.3%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Karnes City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Karnes City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

10 %

Karnes City ISD: 10%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

20.1 %

Karnes City ISD: 20.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

17.4 %

Karnes City ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

71 %

Karnes City ISD: 61.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

92 %

Karnes City ISD: 83.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Karnes City ISD: 72.7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

100 %

Karnes City ISD: 66.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

59.9 %

Karnes City ISD: 47.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

75.8 %

Karnes City ISD: 70.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

91.3 %

Karnes City ISD: 80.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Karnes City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1047

Karnes City ISD: 1047

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

21.1

Karnes City ISD: 21.1

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

56.6 %

Karnes City ISD: 56.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

19.2 %

Karnes City ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

18.2 %

Karnes City ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

56.6%

Math

19.2%

Reading + Math

18.2%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

28.5

African American

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

14.1 (49.5%)

Karnes City ISD: 40.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

13.7 (47.9%)

Karnes City ISD: 56.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.7 (2.6%)

Karnes City ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2.8 (9.9%)

Karnes City ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

19.5 (68.4%)

Karnes City ISD: 79.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.2 (21.7%)

Karnes City ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Karnes City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

11.6

Karnes City ISD: 12.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.5 years

Karnes City ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$57,922

Karnes City ISD: $55,851

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,600

Karnes City ISD: $47,703

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,024

Karnes City ISD: $49,634

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,574

Karnes City ISD: $54,351

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,958

Karnes City ISD: $58,300

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,811

Karnes City ISD: $64,191

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Karnes City ISD: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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