Enrollment
145
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Calvert, TX
Calvert School
Federal NCES profile for Calvert School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481254000756
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 71
📋 Attendance 29
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Calvert School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 60
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.6:1
- small classes for Texas
- 91.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 145
- students enrolled
Calvert School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
91.8%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+48% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Calvert School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Calvert School
Calvert School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Calvert, Texas, enrolling 145 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.6:1, Calvert 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 is high: 91.8% of students qualify for free meals, 48% above the Texas average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 145 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 218 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #53.
Its student body is led by African American (63%) and Hispanic or Latino (26%) (diversity index 53/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 145 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Calvert Isd spends $21,437 per pupil, 57% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 26.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Calvert Isd operates only this one school, so Calvert 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 Calvert School compares
Calvert 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 | 7.6:1 | ▼ 48% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 91.8% | ▲ 48% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 145 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
145
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
91.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 48% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
7.6:1
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
28.3%
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
$21,437
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 145 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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
African American 63.4%
Hispanic or Latino 25.5%
White 6.9%
Two or More 3.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%
Largest group: African American at 63.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 52.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 52.7, Calvert School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Calvert Isd, which includes Calvert School.
$21,437
Per student
+57%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.7%
State 17.1%
Federal 26.2%
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 (~145 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Calvert School
How many students attend Calvert School?
Calvert School has 145 students enrolled. It is a public school in Calvert, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Calvert School?
The student-teacher ratio at Calvert School is 7.6:1, which is 48% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 52% 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 Calvert School?
91.8% of students at Calvert School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Calvert School?
The largest demographic group at Calvert School is African American at 63.4% of enrollment, in Calvert, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.7/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Calvert School?
Calvert School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (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 Calvert School a good school?
Calvert School earns 60/100 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 Calvert Isd?
None reported; Calvert Isd operates only Calvert School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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