Raven School

Public school district · Walker County · Texas · NCES district ID 4800048

Raven School spent $25,589 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 96% of the other Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,156). Its one school enrolled 42 students in 2024-25; 77.2% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20% or less (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 Raven School in enrollment (41 to 70 students) and Raven School itself.

Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Raven School, FY23Valentine ISD $37,932; Meadowland Charter District $31,441; Marathon ISD $28,695; Dell City ISD $28,443; Grandview-Hopkins ISD $27,886; Raven School $25,589; Lake Granbury Academy Charter School $23,512; Walnut Bend ISD $19,389; Sivells Bend ISD $16,643; Comquest Academy $14,167; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kValentine ISD$37,932Meadowland Charter District$31,441Marathon ISD$28,695Dell City ISD$28,443Grandview-Hopkins ISD$27,886Raven School$25,589Lake Granbury Academy Charter …$23,512Walnut Bend ISD$19,389Sivells Bend ISD$16,643Comquest Academy$14,167State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Raven School, FY23Valentine ISD $37,932; Meadowland Charter District $31,441; Marathon ISD $28,695; Dell City ISD $28,443; Grandview-Hopkins ISD $27,886; Raven School $25,589; Lake Granbury Academy Charter School $23,512; Walnut Bend ISD $19,389; Sivells Bend ISD $16,643; Comquest Academy $14,167; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kValentine ISD$37,932Meadowland Charter District$31,441Marathon ISD$28,695Dell City ISD$28,443Grandview-Hopkins ISD$27,886Raven School$25,589Lake Granbury Academy Charter School$23,512Walnut Bend ISD$19,389Sivells Bend ISD$16,643Comquest Academy$14,167State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Raven School, FY23Valentine ISD $37,932; Meadowland Charter District $31,441; Marathon ISD $28,695; Dell City ISD $28,443; Grandview-Hopkins ISD $27,886; Raven School $25,589; Lake Granbury Academy Charter School $23,512; Walnut Bend ISD $19,389; Sivells Bend ISD $16,643; Comquest Academy $14,167; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kValentine ISD$37,932Meadowland Charter District$31,441Marathon ISD$28,695Dell City ISD$28,443Grandview-Hopkins ISD$27,886Raven School$25,589Lake Granbury Academy Charter School$23,512Walnut Bend ISD$19,389Sivells Bend ISD$16,643Comquest Academy$14,167State median, under 1,000 students $15,156
Current spending per student, Texas districts closest in size to Raven School, FY23Valentine ISD $37,932; Meadowland Charter District $31,441; Marathon ISD $28,695; Dell City ISD $28,443; Grandview-Hopkins ISD $27,886; Raven School $25,589; Lake Granbury Academy Charter School $23,512; Walnut Bend ISD $19,389; Sivells Bend ISD $16,643; Comquest Academy $14,167; State median, under 1,000 students $15,156.10k20k30k40kValentine ISD$37,932Meadowland Charter District$31,441Marathon ISD$28,695Dell City ISD$28,443Grandview-Hopkins ISD$27,886Raven School$25,589Lake Granbury Academy Charter School$23,512Walnut Bend ISD$19,389Sivells Bend ISD$16,643Comquest Academy$14,167State median, under 1,000 students $15,156

Where the money came from

$1,935,000 in revenue: 77.2% state, 0.2% local and 22.6% federal. Total spending was $1,433,000, or $25,589 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Raven School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,494,000; Local $3,000; Federal $438,000; total $1,935,000.
  • State$1,494,000 77%
  • Local$3,000 0%
  • Federal$438,000 23%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

56 students in 2022-23, 36 students in 2023-24, 42 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Raven School enrollment by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 36, 2024-25: 4202040602022-23562023-24362024-2542
Raven School enrollment by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 36, 2024-25: 4202040602022-23562023-24362024-2542
Raven School enrollment by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 36, 2024-25: 4202040602022-23562023-24362024-2542
Raven School enrollment by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 36, 2024-25: 4202040602022-23562023-24362024-2542

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23562.721.0
2023-24367.34.9
2024-25425.38.0

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

$125,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,232 per student

Raven School booked $125,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 3 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $46,816 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 28 in 100 Texas districts with a figure (state median $50,660, 1,054 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$64,00051.2%
Vocational$61,00048.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,816 in 2018-19, $8,930 in 2019-20, $7,385 in 2020-21, $7,379 in 2021-22, $2,232 in 2022-23.

Raven School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,816, 2019-20: $8,930, 2020-21: $7,385, 2021-22: $7,379, 2022-23: $2,23202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$3,8162019-20$8,9302020-21$7,3852021-22$7,3792022-23$2,232
Raven School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,816, 2019-20: $8,930, 2020-21: $7,385, 2021-22: $7,379, 2022-23: $2,23202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$3,8162019-20$8,9302020-21$7,3852021-22$7,3792022-23$2,232
Raven School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,816, 2019-20: $8,930, 2020-21: $7,385, 2021-22: $7,379, 2022-23: $2,23202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$3,8162019-20$8,9302020-21$7,3852021-22$7,3792022-23$2,232
Raven School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,816, 2019-20: $8,930, 2020-21: $7,385, 2021-22: $7,379, 2022-23: $2,23202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$3,8162019-20$8,9302020-21$7,3852021-22$7,3792022-23$2,232

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

Graduation rate, class of 2023

20% or less of the 22 students in Raven 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 rate20% or less90.3%
Students in the class22403,301

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 high school, 42 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Thomas Buzbee Vocational School428.092.9%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.

Contact Raven 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 Raven School

  1. Texas districts by spending per studentRaven School ranks 27 of 629 Texas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($25,589).#27 of 629
  2. Every school district in TexasRaven School is the number 1,203 by size of 1,212 Texas districts, with 56 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#1,203 of 1,212
  3. Marathon ISDThe next larger Texas district: 59 students in fall 2022, $28,695 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$28,695
  4. Comquest AcademyThe next smaller Texas district: 54 students in fall 2022, $14,167 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,167
  5. Compare Raven School with Marathon ISDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Thomas Buzbee Vocational School, its largest high school42 students in 2024-25, 8.0 per teacher.42
  7. Teacher salary spending across TexasRaven School spent $46,816 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $50,660); spending, not a salary.$46,816
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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 Raven School

  1. How many schools and students are in Raven School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 42 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Raven School spend per student?
    $25,589 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 Raven School's money come from?
    $1,935,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 77.2% state, 0.2% local and 22.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Raven School spend on teacher salaries?
    $125,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,232 per student. Divided by the 3 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $46,816 per teacher, more than 28 in 100 Texas districts (state median $50,660). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Texas teacher salary at $58,887 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. What is the graduation rate in Raven School?
    20% or less of the 22 students in Raven 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 Raven School's NCES district ID?
    4800048. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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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