Enrollment
730
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Elementary school (grades K-5) NCES 480145714173 Charter school
Compass Rose Destiny — Manor, TX
Federal NCES profile for Compass Rose Destiny, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 41/100.
👥 Class size 4
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 88
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Compass Rose Public Schools · Texas
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
23.9:1
vs 14.6:1 Texas avg
+64% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
47.1%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Compass Rose Destiny compares with Texas and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Compass Rose Destiny reports 730 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 23.9:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 64% above the Texas state mean of 14.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 50% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 47.1% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 24% below the Texas average and 9% below the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 4.7% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Compass Rose Public Schools spends $13,804 per pupil district-wide, below the Texas average of $17,150 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 0.2% from local sources (property taxes), 74.9% from the state, and 24.9% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (D), calculated from 3 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Compass Rose Destiny compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Texas state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 23.9:1 | ▲ 64% | 14.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 47.1% | ▼ 24% | 61.9% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 730 | top 76% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
47.1%
free-lunch eligible
— 24% 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
23.9:1
students per teacher
— 64% above state mean
Top 98% in Texas — lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
4.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 10% — strong attendance relative to the post-pandemic national landscape.
Funding equity
$13,804
per pupil, district-wide
— below Texas avg of $17,150
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 + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.
Overview
Enrollment 730 Top 76% in Texas — larger than 24% of 9,061 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 21.0
Students per teacher 23.9:1 +64% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 47.1% -24% vs state
NCES ID 480145714173
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 60.1%
African American 20.1%
White 13.4%
Two or More 3.8%
Asian 2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 60.1% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 0.0
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 4.7%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 4
Expulsions 2
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Compass Rose Public Schools, which includes Compass Rose Destiny.
$13,804
Per student
-20%
vs Texas
Avg $17,150
-29%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 0.2%
State 74.9%
Federal 24.9%
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.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 830
- Students per teacher
- 19:1
- Enrollment
- 530
- Students per teacher
- 18.1:1
- Enrollment
- 502
- Students per teacher
- 22.9:1
- Enrollment
- 499
- Students per teacher
- 19.5:1
- Enrollment
- 361
- Students per teacher
- 17.7:1
Similar elementary schools in Manor
1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Compass Rose Destiny
How many students attend Compass Rose Destiny?
Compass Rose Destiny has 730 students enrolled. It is a elementary school in MANOR, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Compass Rose Destiny?
The student-teacher ratio at Compass Rose Destiny is 23.9:1, which is 64% higher than the Texas average of 14.6:1 and 50% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Compass Rose Destiny?
47.1% of students at Compass Rose Destiny are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Compass Rose Destiny?
The largest demographic group at Compass Rose Destiny is Hispanic or Latino at 60.1%. The school serves a diverse student body in MANOR, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Compass Rose Destiny?
Compass Rose Destiny has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (D) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.