Connally
Public high school (charter) in Kenedy, Texas · The Excel Center (For Adults) · Grades 9–12
Connally serves 83 students in grades 9–12 in Kenedy (Karnes County). It is one of 7 schools in The Excel Center (For Adults). By enrollment it is the 1645th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 20.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | The Excel Center (For Adults) |
| County | Karnes County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480144823069 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | The Excel Center (For Adults) | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 83 | 1,196 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 20.8 | 21.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 93% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Connally in context
Size
Of the 7 high schools in The Excel Center (For Adults), Connally is the 6th largest, with 6.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 14.6 miles away and have a median of 213 students, so Connally is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 39 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 2, against an average of 21 per grade. This year grade 12 has 95% fewer students than grade 9 (2 against 39). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 66.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across The Excel Center (For Adults) (58.6%). Black students are next, at 20.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Connally has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 83 students would have about 5.9 teachers, so Connally has 1.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Kenedy High School, 3.9 miles away in Kenedy ISD. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 66.3% |
| Black | 20.5% |
| White | 10.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.4% |
0% of students are girls and 100% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 39 |
| Grade 10 | 28 |
| Grade 11 | 14 |
| Grade 12 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
899 Fm 632, Kenedy, TX 78119
Phone: (512)531-5500
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Connally. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenedy High School | Kenedy ISD | 3.9 mi | 219 | 10.5 | 79.9% |
| Karnes City High School | Karnes City ISD | 8.5 mi | 281 | 9.5 | 50.9% |
| Pettus Secondary | Pettus ISD | 10.6 mi | 206 | 12 | 67% |
| Runge High School | Runge ISD | 10.8 mi | 60 | 6.1 | 73.3% |
| Falls City High School | Falls City ISD | 18.4 mi | 184 | 11.5 | 23.9% |
| Yorktown High School | Yorktown ISD | 24.2 mi | 171 | 9.3 | 41.5% |
| A C Jones High School | Beeville ISD | 25.0 mi | 969 | 14 | 78.6% |
| Poth High School | Poth ISD | 25.5 mi | 275 | 10 | 32.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in The Excel Center (For Adults)
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Moore | High | 9–12 | 140 |
| Diboll | High | 9–12 | 75 |
| Stiles | High | 9–11 | 95 |
| The Excel Center (For Adults) | High | 9–12 | 571 |
| The Excel Center for Adults - Lockhart | High | 9–12 | 118 |
| The Excel Center for Adults - South Austin | High | 9–12 | 114 |