Enrollment
100
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Cotton Center, TX
Cotton Center School
Federal NCES profile for Cotton Center School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 71/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481536001112
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 73
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Cotton Center School earns 71/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools.
- 71
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.1:1
- small classes for Texas
- 59.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 100
- students enrolled
Cotton Center School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Cotton Center Isd · Texas
NCES ID 481536001112 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.1:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-52% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
59.0%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-5% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Cotton Center School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Cotton Center School
Cotton Center School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Cotton Center, Texas, enrolling 100 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.1:1, Cotton Center School is leaner than roughly 97% of Texas schools and 52% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 59.0% 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 92% of Texas schools, with 100 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 191 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #15, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (52%) and White (42%) (diversity index 55/100).
11.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Cotton Center Isd spends $21,657 per pupil, 59% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Cotton Center Isd operates only this one school, so Cotton Center School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 100 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Texas's single-school districts.
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 Cotton Center School compares
Cotton Center 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 | 7.1:1 | ▼ 52% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 59.0% | ▼ 5% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 100 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.1:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
100
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
59.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 5% 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
7.1:1
students per teacher
- 52% below state mean
Top 3% in Texas - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$21,657
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.0 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
Hispanic or Latino 52.0%
White 42.0%
Asian 3.0%
Two or More 2.0%
African American 1.0%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 52.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 55.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 55.2, Cotton Center School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cotton Center Isd, which includes Cotton Center School.
$21,657
Per student
+59%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 15.5%
State 71.7%
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 (~100 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.1:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Cotton Center School
How many students attend Cotton Center School?
Cotton Center School has 100 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cotton Center, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cotton Center School?
The student-teacher ratio at Cotton Center School is 7.1:1, which is 52% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 55% 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 Cotton Center School?
59.0% of students at Cotton Center School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cotton Center School?
The largest demographic group at Cotton Center School is Hispanic or Latino at 52.0% of enrollment, in Cotton Center, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Cotton Center School?
Cotton Center School has a Resource Investment Index of 71/100 (higher 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).
Is Cotton Center School a good school?
Cotton Center School earns 71/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% 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 Cotton Center Isd?
None reported; Cotton Center Isd operates only Cotton Center School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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