Texas Sch for the Deaf operates 1 public schools serving 473 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 500 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Travis County County.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 166.7:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.4% Hispanic or Latino, 37.4% White, 15.2% African American across the district's schools.
Texas School for the Deaf accounts for 100.0% of all Texas Sch for the Deaf student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Texas Sch for the Deaf-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Texas Sch for the Deaf has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Texas Sch for the Deaf student-counselor ratio is 167:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment — districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Texas Sch for the Deaf chronic absenteeism rate is 25.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason — illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Texas Sch for the Deaf is typically wider than the Texas Sch for the Deaf-aggregate figure suggests.
Texas Sch for the Deaf has 1 schools, including 1 other. Total enrollment is 473 students.
What is the average rent near Texas Sch for the Deaf?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Travis County County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of Texas Sch for the Deaf?
Texas Sch for the Deaf students are 38.4% Hispanic or Latino, 37.4% White, 15.2% African American, 5.0% Asian, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.