Enrollment
189
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Chillicothe, TX
Chillicothe School
Federal NCES profile for Chillicothe School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 66/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481389000876
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 62
📋 Attendance 64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Chillicothe School earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools.
- 66
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.6:1
- small classes for Texas
- 75.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 189
- students enrolled
Chillicothe School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Chillicothe Isd · Texas
NCES ID 481389000876 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
22.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-41% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
75.2%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+21% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Chillicothe School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Chillicothe School
Chillicothe School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Chillicothe, Texas, enrolling 189 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.6:1, Chillicothe 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.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 75.2% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 189 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 436 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #33, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (59%) and White (34%) (diversity index 54/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 189 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
14.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Chillicothe Isd spends $16,588 per pupil, 22% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Chillicothe Isd operates only this one school, so Chillicothe 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 Chillicothe School compares
Chillicothe 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 | 75.2% | ▲ 21% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 189 | top 85% | - | - |
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.
189
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
75.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 21% 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
14.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$16,588
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 189 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
21
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.1 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
Hispanic or Latino 58.7%
White 34.4%
Two or More 4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
African American 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 58.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 53.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 53.5, Chillicothe School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Chillicothe Isd, which includes Chillicothe School.
$16,588
Per student
+22%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
0%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 62.6%
State 26.4%
Federal 11.0%
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 (~189 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Chillicothe School
How many students attend Chillicothe School?
Chillicothe School has 189 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chillicothe, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chillicothe School?
The student-teacher ratio at Chillicothe 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 Chillicothe School?
75.2% of students at Chillicothe School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Chillicothe School?
The largest demographic group at Chillicothe School is Hispanic or Latino at 58.7% of enrollment, in Chillicothe, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.5/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Chillicothe School?
Chillicothe School has a Resource Investment Index of 66/100 (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 Chillicothe School a good school?
Chillicothe School earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% 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 Chillicothe Isd?
None reported; Chillicothe Isd operates only Chillicothe School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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