Hawley High School
Public high school in Hawley, Texas · Hawley ISD · Grades 9–12
Hawley High School serves 216 students in grades 9–12 in Hawley (Jones County). It is one of 3 schools in Hawley ISD. By enrollment it is the 1313th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 36.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Hawley ISD |
| County | Jones County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482280002311 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hawley ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 216 | 773 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.4% | 45.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Hawley High School in context
Size
Hawley High School is the only high school in Hawley ISD. Its 216 students are 27.9% of the district's 773. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.6 miles away and have a median of 104 students, so Hawley High School is larger than most of them.
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 78 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 37, against an average of 54 per grade. This year grade 12 has 36% fewer students than grade 9 (50 against 78). 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
White students are the largest group, at 75% of enrollment, about the same share as across Hawley ISD (72.1%). Hispanic students are next, at 24.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.2% across Hawley ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hawley High School has 36.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 216 students would have about 15.4 teachers, so Hawley High School has 20.8 more.
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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Anson High School, 10.6 miles away in Anson ISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 75% |
| Hispanic | 24.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 78 |
| Grade 10 | 51 |
| Grade 11 | 37 |
| Grade 12 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
815 First Strett, Hawley, TX 79525
Phone: (325)537-2722
Website: hawley.esc14.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hawley High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson High School | Anson ISD | 10.6 mi | 200 | 7.8 | 52% |
| Abilene High School | Abilene ISD | 11.5 mi | 1,798 | 15.9 | 63.3% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene | Triumph Public High Schools-West Texas | 12.6 mi | 85 | 19.1 | – |
| DAEP | Abilene ISD | 12.6 mi | 96 | 12.1 | 83.3% |
| Woodson Center for Excellence | Abilene ISD | 12.6 mi | 112 | 6.3 | 89.3% |
| Premier H S of Abilene | Premier High Schools | 13.8 mi | 176 | 18.1 | 66.5% |
| Texasworks - Abilene | Texas Works | 13.8 mi | 36 | 36 | – |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Abilene ISD | 14.4 mi | 11 | 5.6 | 63.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hawley ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawley Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 358 |
| Hawley Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 193 |