Enrollment
176
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Comstock, TX
Comstock School
Federal NCES profile for Comstock School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481492000991
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 65
📋 Attendance 8
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Comstock School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- small classes for Texas
- 31.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 176
- students enrolled
Comstock School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
31.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-49% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Comstock School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Comstock School
Comstock School is a small combined-grade school in Comstock, Texas, enrolling 176 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Comstock School is leaner than roughly 88% of Texas schools and 29% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 31.5% free-meal eligibility runs 49% below the Texas average.
Enrollment of 176 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.
Among 225 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #176, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (67%) and White (32%) (diversity index 45/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 176 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Comstock Isd operates only this one school, so Comstock School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Comstock School compares
Comstock School on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.4:1 | ▼ 29% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 31.5% | ▼ 49% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 176 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
176
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
31.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 49% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 29% below state mean
Top 12% in Texas - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,350
per pupil, district-wide
- below Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 176 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.5 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
Hispanic or Latino 67.0%
White 32.4%
Asian 0.6%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 67.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 44.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 44.6, Comstock School is about as mixed as the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Comstock Isd, which includes Comstock School.
$13,350
Per student
-2%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 80.8%
State 6.5%
Federal 12.8%
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.
Similar other 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.
Similar enrollment (~176 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Comstock School
How many students attend Comstock School?
Comstock School has 176 students enrolled. It is a public school in Comstock, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Comstock School?
The student-teacher ratio at Comstock School is 10.4:1, which is 29% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 34% 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 Comstock School?
31.5% of students at Comstock School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Comstock School?
The largest demographic group at Comstock School is Hispanic or Latino at 67.0% of enrollment, in Comstock, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Comstock School?
Comstock School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Comstock School a good school?
Comstock School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% 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 Comstock Isd?
None reported; Comstock Isd operates only Comstock School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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