Enrollment
146
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Balmorhea, TX
Balmorhea School
Federal NCES profile for Balmorhea School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 480933000392
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 71
📋 Attendance 40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Balmorhea School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 63
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.7:1
- small classes for Texas
- 81.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 146
- students enrolled
Balmorhea School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Balmorhea Isd · Texas
NCES ID 480933000392 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.7:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
81.3%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+31% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Balmorhea School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Balmorhea School
Balmorhea School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Balmorhea, Texas, enrolling 146 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.7:1, Balmorhea School is leaner than roughly 96% of Texas schools and 48% 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 81.3% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 146 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 300 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #60.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (80%) and White (19%) (diversity index 33/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 146 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Balmorhea Isd spends $22,520 per pupil, 65% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Balmorhea Isd operates only this one school, so Balmorhea 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 Balmorhea School compares
Balmorhea 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 | 7.7:1 | ▼ 48% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 81.3% | ▲ 31% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 146 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.7:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
146
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
81.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 31% 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
7.7:1
students per teacher
- 48% below state mean
Top 4% in Texas - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.0%
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
$22,520
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 146 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
14
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.8 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 79.5%
White 19.2%
Two or More 1.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 79.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 33.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 33.1, Balmorhea School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Balmorhea Isd, which includes Balmorhea School.
$22,520
Per student
+65%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 93.1%
State 2.3%
Federal 4.6%
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 (~146 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Balmorhea School
How many students attend Balmorhea School?
Balmorhea School has 146 students enrolled. It is a public school in Balmorhea, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Balmorhea School?
The student-teacher ratio at Balmorhea School is 7.7:1, which is 48% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 51% 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 Balmorhea School?
81.3% of students at Balmorhea School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Balmorhea School?
The largest demographic group at Balmorhea School is Hispanic or Latino at 79.5% of enrollment, in Balmorhea, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Balmorhea School?
Balmorhea School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (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 Balmorhea School a good school?
Balmorhea School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% 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 Balmorhea Isd?
None reported; Balmorhea Isd operates only Balmorhea School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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