High school (grades 9-12) · Cisco, TX

Cisco Learning Center

Federal NCES profile for Cisco Learning Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 481407009215
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
84
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
79
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cisco Learning Center earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas.

#2 of 4
public schools in Cisco · Resource Index
51
Resource Index · Higher
4:1
small classes for Texas
68.4%
free-lunch eligible

Cisco Learning Center has class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Cisco Learning Center ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Cisco, TX.

School address

Enrollment

12

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

4:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-73% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

68.4%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+11% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Cisco Learning Center compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:14:1

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 Learning Center

Cisco Learning Center is a higher-need, small high school in Cisco, Texas, enrolling 12 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 4:1, Cisco Learning Center is leaner than roughly 99% of Texas schools and 73% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 68.4% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Texas schools, with 12 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 26 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #9.

Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).

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

Attendance holds up well here: only 8.3% 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 H S (225 students) alongside Cisco Learning Center.

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 Learning Center compares

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

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 4:1 ▼ 73% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 68.4% ▲ 11% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 12 top 97% - -

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

4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
12
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
68.4%
free-lunch eligible - 11% 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
4:1
students per teacher - 73% below state mean
Top 1% in Texas - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.3%
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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

White 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Cisco Learning Center is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cisco Isd, which includes Cisco Learning Center.

$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 Learning Center Compares to District-Mates

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

Comparisons are relative to Cisco Learning Center'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 Learning Center'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 Learning Center

How many students attend Cisco Learning Center?

Cisco Learning Center has 12 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cisco, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cisco Learning Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Cisco Learning Center is 4:1, which is 73% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 75% 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 Learning Center?

68.4% of students at Cisco Learning Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cisco Learning Center?

The largest demographic group at Cisco Learning Center is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Cisco, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cisco Learning Center?

Cisco Learning Center has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Cisco Learning Center rank among public schools in Cisco?

By Resource Investment Index, Cisco Learning Center ranks #2 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 Learning Center a good school?

Cisco Learning Center earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas. 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 Learning Center, Cisco Isd also operates Cisco El (428 students), Cisco H S (225 students), and Cisco J H (170 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.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.