Taylor Elementary vs Thomas Elementary

How do these schools compare?

Metric Taylor Elementary Thomas Elementary
Location Abilene, TX Abilene, TX
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 662 378
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.2:1 13.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 62.5% 73.8%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Taylor Elementary Thomas Elementary
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $11,604 $11,604
District Abilene ISD Abilene ISD

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Taylor Elementary Thomas Elementary
White 40.9% 19.8%
African American 16.9% 37.3%
Hispanic or Latino 34.6% 37.8%
Asian 1.4% 2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 5.7% 2.9%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Taylor Elementary Thomas Elementary
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 662:1 371:1
Chronic Absenteeism 21.4% 24.6%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 27 23
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.