Enrollment
219
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Bluff Dale, TX
Bluff Dale El
Federal NCES profile for Bluff Dale El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481062000532
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 56
📋 Attendance 37
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bluff Dale El earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- small classes for Texas
- 31.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 219
- students enrolled
Bluff Dale El has class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Bluff Dale Isd · Texas
NCES ID 481062000532 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
31.4%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-49% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bluff Dale El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Bluff Dale El
Bluff Dale El is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Bluff Dale, Texas, enrolling 219 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Bluff Dale El is leaner than roughly 88% of Texas schools and 29% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 31.4% free-meal eligibility runs 49% below the Texas average.
Enrollment of 219 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 293 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #180.
Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 30/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 219 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 25.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Bluff Dale Isd operates only this one school, so Bluff Dale El 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 Bluff Dale El compares
Bluff Dale El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.4:1 | ▼ 29% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 31.4% | ▼ 49% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 219 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
219
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
31.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 49% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 29% below state mean
Top 12% in Texas - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.1%
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
$12,180
per pupil, district-wide
- below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 219 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 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
White 83.1%
Hispanic or Latino 10.0%
Two or More 5.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.9%
Asian 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Largest group: White at 83.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 29.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 29.7, Bluff Dale El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bluff Dale Isd, which includes Bluff Dale El.
$12,180
Per student
-11%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 65.3%
State 24.0%
Federal 10.7%
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 (~219 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Bluff Dale El
How many students attend Bluff Dale El?
Bluff Dale El has 219 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bluff Dale, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bluff Dale El?
The student-teacher ratio at Bluff Dale El is 10.4:1, which is 29% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 34% 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 Bluff Dale El?
31.4% of students at Bluff Dale El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bluff Dale El?
The largest demographic group at Bluff Dale El is White at 83.1% of enrollment, in Bluff Dale, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bluff Dale El?
Bluff Dale El has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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 Bluff Dale El a good school?
Bluff Dale El earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% 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 Bluff Dale Isd?
None reported; Bluff Dale Isd operates only Bluff Dale El as a public school district in NCES's records.
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