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KARNES CITY H S

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KARNES CITY, TX · KARNES CITY ISD · 50.9% free/reduced lunch

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 72 in 2021 to 81 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+12.5%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -5.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 281 students:

2025
266
2027
238
2029
213

≈ 68 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $23,266 per student in district revenue, the 68 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $1,582,088/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
KENEDY H S
KENEDY
Public 4.6 219 -3.1%
CONNALLY
KENEDY
Public · charter 8.5 83
FALLS CITY H S
FALLS CITY
Public 10.5 119 -1.7%
RUNGE H S
RUNGE
Public 10.9 41
NORDHEIM SCHOOL
NORDHEIM
Public 17.0 36
POTH H S
POTH
Public 17.3 275 +7.0%
PETTUS SECONDARY
PETTUS
Public 19.0 117 +13.6%
FLORESVILLE H S
FLORESVILLE
Public 23.8 1,254 +0.0%

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