High school (grades 9-12) · Cisco, TX

Cisco H S

Federal NCES profile for Cisco H S, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 481407000887
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
10
📋 Attendance
83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cisco H S earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools.

#3 of 4
public schools in Cisco · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
9.4:1
small classes for Texas
45.3%
free-lunch eligible

Cisco H S has class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Cisco H S ranks #3 of 4 public schools in Cisco, TX.

School address

Enrollment

225

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.4:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-36% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

45.3%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

-27% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Cisco H S compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:19.4:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Cisco H S

Cisco H S is a mid-sized high school in Cisco, Texas, enrolling 225 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9.4:1, Cisco H S is leaner than roughly 92% of Texas schools and 36% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 45.3% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 225 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Against 543 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #258.

Its student body is predominantly White (80% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 450 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 6.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Its district draws 19.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Cisco Isd also operates Cisco El (428 students) and Cisco J H (170 students) alongside Cisco H S.

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 Cisco H S compares

Cisco H S on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.4:1 ▼ 36% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 45.3% ▼ 27% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 225 top 82% - -

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

9.4:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
225
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
45.3%
free-lunch eligible - 27% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.4:1
students per teacher - 36% below state mean
Top 8% in Texas - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
6.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$13,698
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.6 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

White 80.4%
Hispanic or Latino 16.9%
African American 0.9%
Asian 0.9%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: White at 80.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.5, Cisco H S is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cisco Isd, which includes Cisco H S.

$13,698
Per student
+0%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 44.3%
State 35.9%
Federal 19.8%

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.

How Cisco H S Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cisco El Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Cisco J H Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Cisco Learning Center Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cisco H S's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cisco Isd · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Cisco H S's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Cisco H S

How many students attend Cisco H S?

Cisco H S has 225 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cisco, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cisco H S?

The student-teacher ratio at Cisco H S is 9.4:1, which is 36% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 40% 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 Cisco H S?

45.3% of students at Cisco H S are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cisco H S?

The largest demographic group at Cisco H S is White at 80.4% of enrollment, in Cisco, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cisco H S?

Cisco H S has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Cisco H S rank among public schools in Cisco?

By Resource Investment Index, Cisco H S ranks #3 of 4 public schools in Cisco, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Cisco on the city page.

Is Cisco H S a good school?

Cisco H S earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Cisco Isd?

Besides Cisco H S, Cisco Isd also operates Cisco El (428 students), Cisco J H (170 students), and Cisco Learning Center (12 students). See the Cisco Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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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