Enrollment
175
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Anton, TX
Anton School
Federal NCES profile for Anton School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 480846000214
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 65
📋 Attendance 24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Anton School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Texas schools.
- 56
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.2:1
- small classes for Texas
- 76.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 175
- students enrolled
Anton School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.2:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-37% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
76.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Anton School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Anton School
Anton School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Anton, Texas, enrolling 175 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.2:1, Anton School is leaner than roughly 93% of Texas schools and 37% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 76.5% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 175 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 392 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #135.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (71%) and White (23%) (diversity index 44/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 175 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 30.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 28.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Anton Isd operates only this one school, so Anton School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Anton School compares
Anton School on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.2:1 | ▼ 37% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 76.5% | ▲ 24% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 175 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
175
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
76.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 24% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.2:1
students per teacher
- 37% below state mean
Top 7% in Texas - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
30.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,934
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 175 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 71.4%
White 22.9%
Two or More 2.9%
African American 2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 71.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 43.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 43.6, Anton School is about as mixed as the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Anton Isd, which includes Anton School.
$13,934
Per student
+2%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 20.4%
State 51.2%
Federal 28.4%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~175 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Anton School
How many students attend Anton School?
Anton School has 175 students enrolled. It is a public school in Anton, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anton School?
The student-teacher ratio at Anton School is 9.2:1, which is 37% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 41% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Anton School?
76.5% of students at Anton School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Anton School?
The largest demographic group at Anton School is Hispanic or Latino at 71.4% of enrollment, in Anton, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Anton School?
Anton School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Anton School a good school?
Anton School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Anton Isd?
None reported; Anton Isd operates only Anton School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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