Other / mixed grade configuration · Gail, TX

Borden County School

Federal NCES profile for Borden County School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481086000552
0/100100/10064/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
50
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Borden County School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Texas schools.

64
Resource Index · Higher
10.8:1
small classes for Texas
249
students enrolled

Borden County School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+17 students YoY

Borden County School grew from 225 students in 2022-23 to 242 in 2023-24 (+7.6%).

Teacher FTE added 23.7 → 25.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+17 students YoY 481086000552 · Gail, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD

249 enr · 10.8:1 · RII 64

Nearest enrollment peer: Oakman Middle School (249 students)

Borden County School grew from 225 students in 2022-23 to 242 in 2023-24 (+7.6%). Teacher FTE added 23.7 → 25.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Borden County School compares

Borden County School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.8:1 ▼ 27% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 249 top 80% - -

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

10.8:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
249
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.8:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 14% in Texas - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$29,942
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $14,348
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 249 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
25
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 70.7%
Hispanic or Latino 28.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or More 0.4%

Largest group: White at 70.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.9, Borden County School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Borden County Isd reports $29,942 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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 Borden County School

How many students attend Borden County School?

Borden County School has 249 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gail, TX. CCD year-over-year: 225 (2022-23) → 242 (2023-24), up 17.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Borden County School?

The student-teacher ratio at Borden County School is 10.8:1, which is 27% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Borden County School?

The largest demographic group at Borden County School is White at 70.7% of enrollment, in Gail, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Borden County School?

Borden County School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (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 Borden County Isd?

None reported; Borden County Isd operates only Borden County 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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