Enrollment
249
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-27% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Borden County School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Borden County School
Borden County School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Gail, Texas, enrolling 249 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.8:1, Borden County School is leaner than roughly 86% of Texas schools and 27% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 249 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.
Its student body is led by White (71%) and Hispanic or Latino (29%) (diversity index 42/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 249 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 8.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Borden County Isd spends $25,118 per pupil, 84% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 3 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Borden County Isd operates only this one school, so Borden County 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 Borden County School compares
Borden County 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 | 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 (what these measure)
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
$25,118
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 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.
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 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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Borden County Isd, which includes Borden County School.
$25,118
Per student
+84%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+51%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 77.9%
State 18.4%
Federal 3.7%
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 (~249 students)
Next steps
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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.
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, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Borden County School a good school?
Borden County School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% 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 Borden County Isd?
None reported; Borden County Isd operates only Borden County School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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