NCES CCD 2024-25 8 schools TX

Best-Resourced Schools in Canyon, TX

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8 public K-12 schools in Canyon from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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8
Schools
3,779
Students
45.6/100
Avg Resource Index
17.5:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Resource breadth with tighter class loads

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Canyon has more public-school enrollment than 41% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Canyon's average Resource Investment Index ranks above most listed cities even though its student-teacher ratio is on the more crowded side of the national city distribution. That is a useful mismatch, not a contradiction: counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance can lift the composite while classroom staffing remains comparatively tight. Families should inspect the component scores on each school profile instead of reading the city index as a shorthand for small classes.

Secondary campuses occupy an unusually large share

3 of the 8 listed Canyon schools are classified as high schools, a substantial share of the local portfolio. Advanced-course access, counseling, and graduation-stage staffing therefore have more weight in the city Resource Index average than they do in an elementary-heavy system.

A small portfolio contains radically different campus scales

Canyon lists only 8 schools, yet reported enrollment runs from 32 to 1,097 students, a 34-fold range. In a portfolio this compact, the smallest record may be a specialized or nonstandard setting rather than a miniature version of the largest campus. That distinction affects how ratios and program fields should be read. Compare similarly configured grade levels first; combining the extremes into one city average conceals more than it explains.

City enrollment
Top 59%
School count
Top 54%
Resource Index average
72nd percentile
Teacher staffing
29th percentile

Canyon H S accounts for 29.0% of all Canyon public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Canyon-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Canyon school enrollment varies 34× across entities

Canyon school enrollment ranges from 32 students (lowest) to 1,097 students (highest), a spread of 1,065 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Canyon student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Canyon is typically wider than the Canyon-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of Canyon's 8 listed schools are charters

13% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Midway Alternative H S 71
2. Canyon H S 52
3. Canyon J H 52
4. Crestview El 46
5. Spring Canyon El 46
6. Canyon Int 43
7. Reeves-Hinger El 40
8. Premier High School-Canyon 15

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Canyon

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Spring Canyon El 50.5/100
  2. 2 Reeves-Hinger El 50.0/100
  3. 3 Midway Alternative H S 48.7/100
  4. 4 Canyon H S 42.1/100
  5. 5 Canyon J H 42.1/100

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Which Canyon school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Midway Alternative H S has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Canyon schools in this federal-data comparison at 71/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Canyon, TX? ▼

Canyon has 8 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,779 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 17.5:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.