Enrollment
121
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Channing, TX
Channing School
Federal NCES profile for Channing School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 75/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481362000857
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 76
📋 Attendance 88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Channing School earns 75/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools.
- 75
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.6:1
- small classes for Texas
- 62.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 121
- students enrolled
Channing School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
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Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-41% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
62.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+1% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Channing School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Channing School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Channing School sits near the smaller end of the Texas enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Channing School's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most Texas schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
Attendance is a relative strength
5.0% of Channing School students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
Channing School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Channing, Texas, enrolling 121 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.6:1, Channing School is leaner than roughly 94% of Texas schools and 41% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 62.7% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 121 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 280 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #8, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (52%) and White (46%) (diversity index 51/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 121 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 5.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 15.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Channing Isd operates only this one school, so Channing School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 121 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Texas's single-school districts.
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 Channing School compares
Channing 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 | 8.6:1 | ▼ 41% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 62.7% | ▲ 1% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 121 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.6:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
121
Bigger than 12% 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
8.6:1
students per teacher
- 41% below state mean
Top 6% in Texas - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
5.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$15,307
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 121 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
14
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 52.1%
White 46.3%
African American 0.8%
Two or More 0.8%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 52.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 51.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 51.4, Channing School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Channing Isd, which includes Channing School.
$15,307
Per student
+12%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 74.7%
State 9.9%
Federal 15.4%
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 (~121 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Channing School
How many students attend Channing School?
Channing School has 121 students enrolled. It is a public school in Channing, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Channing School?
The student-teacher ratio at Channing School is 8.6:1, which is 41% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 45% 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 Channing School?
62.7% of students at Channing School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Channing School?
The largest demographic group at Channing School is Hispanic or Latino at 52.1% of enrollment, in Channing, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.4/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Channing School?
Channing School has a Resource Investment Index of 75/100 (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 Channing Isd?
None reported; Channing Isd operates only Channing School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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