Other / mixed grade configuration · Blanket, TX

Blanket School

Federal NCES profile for Blanket School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 67/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481038005661
0/100100/10067/100
👥 S:T ratio
67
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
65
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Blanket School earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Texas schools.

67
Resource Index · Higher
8.3:1
small classes for Texas
62.7%
free-lunch eligible
166
students enrolled

Blanket School has class sizes smaller than 95% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

School address

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 481038005661 · Blanket, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD

166 enr · 8.3:1 · 62.7% lunch · RII 67

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Blanket School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Blanket School compares

Blanket 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 8.3:1 ▼ 44% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 62.7% ▲ 1% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 166 top 87% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.3:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
166
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
62.7%
free-lunch eligible - 1% 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
8.3:1
students per teacher - 44% below state mean
Top 5% in Texas - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$18,486
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $14,348
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 166 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
24
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 66.3%
Hispanic or Latino 31.9%
Two or More 1.2%
African American 0.6%

Largest group: White at 66.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.8, Blanket 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 Blanket Isd, which includes Blanket School.

$18,486
Per student
+29%
vs Texas
Avg $14,348
+5%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 36.1%
State 48.9%
Federal 15.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Blanket School

How many students attend Blanket School?

Blanket School has 166 students enrolled. It is a public school in Blanket, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Blanket School?

The student-teacher ratio at Blanket School is 8.3:1, which is 44% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 47% 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 Blanket School?

62.7% of students at Blanket School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Blanket School?

The largest demographic group at Blanket School is White at 66.3% of enrollment, in Blanket, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Blanket School?

Blanket School has a Resource Investment Index of 67/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Blanket Isd?

None reported; Blanket Isd operates only Blanket School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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