Karnes City Junior High School
Public middle school in Karnes City, Texas · Karnes City ISD · Grades 6–8
Karnes City Junior High School serves 234 students in grades 6–8 in Karnes City (Karnes County). It is one of 4 schools in Karnes City ISD. By enrollment it is the 1491st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 23.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Karnes City ISD |
| County | Karnes County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482514002804 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Karnes City ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 234 | 1,021 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10 | 11.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59% | 61.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Karnes City Junior High School in context
Size
Karnes City Junior High School is the only middle school in Karnes City ISD. Its 234 students are 22.9% of the district's 1,021. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 24 miles away and have a median of 256 students, so Karnes City Junior High School is close to their typical size.
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 8 with 88 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 63, against an average of 78 per grade. This year grade 8 has 40% more students than grade 6 (88 against 63). 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 79.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Karnes City ISD (80%). White students are next, at 17.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.3% across Karnes City ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
Karnes City Junior High School has 23.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 234 students would have about 16.3 teachers, so Karnes City Junior High School has 7.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is Kenedy Middle School, 4.6 miles away in Kenedy ISD. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 79.9% |
| White | 17.5% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 63 |
| Grade 7 | 83 |
| Grade 8 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
410 E Hwy 123, Karnes City, TX 78118
Phone: (830)780-6400
Website: kcisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Karnes City Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenedy Middle School | Kenedy ISD | 4.6 mi | 149 | 13.9 | 83.9% |
| Poth Junior High School | Poth ISD | 17.3 mi | 232 | 14.6 | 30.2% |
| Floresville Middle School | Floresville ISD | 23.5 mi | 866 | 15.9 | 55% |
| Yorktown Junior High School | Yorktown ISD | 24.0 mi | 125 | 11.8 | 52.8% |
| Stockdale Junior High School | Stockdale ISD | 24.0 mi | 182 | 10.9 | 34.1% |
| Nixon-Smiley Middle School | Nixon-Smiley CISD | 27.8 mi | 280 | 9.5 | 80.7% |
| Goliad Middle School | Goliad ISD | 33.5 mi | 279 | 14.8 | 42.7% |
| Moreno Junior High School | Beeville ISD | 34.6 mi | 682 | 14.9 | 81.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Karnes City ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karnes City Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 296 |
| Karnes City High School | High | 9–12 | 281 |
| Karnes City Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 206 |