Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School

Listed by NCES as Heritage Academy (district ID 4800080)

Public school district · Bexar County · Texas · NCES district ID 4800080

Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School spent $13,948 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 67% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,156). Its 5 schools enrolled 589 students in 2024-25; 82.9% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Texas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School in enrollment (537 to 547 students) and Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School, FY23Port Aransas ISD $18,150; Boles ISD $16,108; Haskell CISD $15,770; Dawson ISD $15,302; Collinsville ISD $14,060; Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School $13,948; Santo ISD $13,654; Lovelady ISD $13,485; Ropes ISD $12,954; Era ISD $11,948; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kPort Aransas ISD$18,150Boles ISD$16,108Haskell CISD$15,770Dawson ISD$15,302Collinsville ISD$14,060Heritage Academy - A Tuition-F…$13,948Santo ISD$13,654Lovelady ISD$13,485Ropes ISD$12,954Era ISD$11,948State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School, FY23Port Aransas ISD $18,150; Boles ISD $16,108; Haskell CISD $15,770; Dawson ISD $15,302; Collinsville ISD $14,060; Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School $13,948; Santo ISD $13,654; Lovelady ISD $13,485; Ropes ISD $12,954; Era ISD $11,948; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kPort Aransas ISD$18,150Boles ISD$16,108Haskell CISD$15,770Dawson ISD$15,302Collinsville ISD$14,060Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free S…$13,948Santo ISD$13,654Lovelady ISD$13,485Ropes ISD$12,954Era ISD$11,948State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School, FY23Port Aransas ISD $18,150; Boles ISD $16,108; Haskell CISD $15,770; Dawson ISD $15,302; Collinsville ISD $14,060; Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School $13,948; Santo ISD $13,654; Lovelady ISD $13,485; Ropes ISD $12,954; Era ISD $11,948; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20kPort Aransas ISD$18,150Boles ISD$16,108Haskell CISD$15,770Dawson ISD$15,302Collinsville ISD$14,060Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School$13,948Santo ISD$13,654Lovelady ISD$13,485Ropes ISD$12,954Era ISD$11,948State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School, FY23Port Aransas ISD $18,150; Boles ISD $16,108; Haskell CISD $15,770; Dawson ISD $15,302; Collinsville ISD $14,060; Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School $13,948; Santo ISD $13,654; Lovelady ISD $13,485; Ropes ISD $12,954; Era ISD $11,948; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k15k20kPort Aransas ISD$18,150Boles ISD$16,108Haskell CISD$15,770Dawson ISD$15,302Collinsville ISD$14,060Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School$13,948Santo ISD$13,654Lovelady ISD$13,485Ropes ISD$12,954Era ISD$11,948State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$7,694,000 in revenue: 82.9% state, 1.0% local and 16.1% federal. Total spending was $7,566,000, or $13,959 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,377,000; Local $78,000; Federal $1,239,000; total $7,694,000.
  • State$6,377,000 83%
  • Local$78,000 1%
  • Federal$1,239,000 16%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 629 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

542 students in 2022-23, 574 students in 2023-24, 589 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School enrollment by school year2022-23: 542, 2023-24: 574, 2024-25: 58902004006002022-235422023-245742024-25589
Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School enrollment by school year2022-23: 542, 2023-24: 574, 2024-25: 58902004006002022-235422023-245742024-25589
Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School enrollment by school year2022-23: 542, 2023-24: 574, 2024-25: 58902004006002022-235422023-245742024-25589
Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School enrollment by school year2022-23: 542, 2023-24: 574, 2024-25: 58902004006002022-235422023-245742024-25589

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354246.811.6
2023-2457446.312.4
2024-2558945.013.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School scored proficient or above: 41-47% in reading and 30-37% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtTexasStudents tested
Reading and language arts41-47%52%343
Math30-37%42%342

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 33 students in Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate90% or more90.3%
Students in the class33403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 98 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Heritage Academy of Windcrest989.592.9%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 middle schools, 300 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle25416.575.2%Schoolwide program
Heritage Academy338.390.9%Schoolwide program
Heritage Academy of San Antonio137.792.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 191 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Heritage Academy of Del Rio19114.079.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentHeritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School ranks 424 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,948).#424 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasHeritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School is the number 778 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 542 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#778 of 1,212
  3. Dawson ISDThe next larger Texas district: 546 students in fall 2022, $15,302 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,302
  4. Haskell CISDThe next smaller Texas district: 539 students in fall 2022, $15,770 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,770
  5. Compare Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School with Dawson ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Heritage Academy of Del Rio, its largest high school191 students in 2024-25, 14.0 per teacher.191
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School

  1. How many schools and students are in Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high), enrolling 589 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School spend per student?
    $13,948 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Texas median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,156 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School's money come from?
    $7,694,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 82.9% state, 1.0% local and 16.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School scored proficient or above: 41-47% in reading and 30-37% in math, against 52% in reading and 42% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School?
    90% or more of the 33 students in Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Heritage Academy - A Tuition-Free School's NCES district ID?
    4800080. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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