Enrollment
83
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Houston, TX
Federal NCES profile for Community Services-Sec, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
The verdict
Community Services-Sec earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools.
Community Services-Sec has class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Community Services-Sec ranks #200 of 435 schools in Houston, TX.
Enrollment
83
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
41.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
2:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-86% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
76.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+24% vs state
How Community Services-Sec compares with Texas and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
2:1 - 12.7 below the Texas state median of 14.7:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Community Services-Sec is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Houston, Texas, enrolling 83 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 2:1, Community Services-Sec is leaner than roughly 99% of Texas schools and 86% 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 76.7% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Texas schools, with 83 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Among 174 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #127, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (59%) and African American (24%) (diversity index 58/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 63.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 23.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Houston Isd also operates Texas Connections Academy at Houston (8,641 students) and Bellaire H S (3,216 students) alongside Community Services-Sec.
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
Community Services-Sec on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 2:1 | ▼ 86% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 76.7% | ▲ 24% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 83 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
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.
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 59.0% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 58.4, Community Services-Sec is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Houston Isd, which includes Community Services-Sec.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Connections Academy at Houston | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Bellaire H S | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Lamar H S | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Westside H S | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Heights H S | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Community Services-Sec's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
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 Community Services-Sec'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.
Community Services-Sec has 83 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Houston, TX.
The student-teacher ratio at Community Services-Sec is 2:1, which is 86% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 87% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
76.7% of students at Community Services-Sec are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
The largest demographic group at Community Services-Sec is Hispanic or Latino at 59.0% of enrollment, in Houston, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.4/100.
Community Services-Sec has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Community Services-Sec ranks #200 of 435 schools in Houston, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Houston on the city page.
Community Services-Sec earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% 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.
Besides Community Services-Sec, Houston Isd also operates Texas Connections Academy at Houston (8,641 students), Bellaire H S (3,216 students), and Lamar H S (2,968 students). See the Houston Isd district page for the complete list.
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