Enrollment
353
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Covington, TX
Covington School
Federal NCES profile for Covington School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481548001121
👥 S:T ratio 41
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 29
📋 Attendance 58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Covington School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 14.7:1
- students per teacher
- 54.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 353
- students enrolled
Covington School has class sizes near the Texas median. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Covington Isd · Texas
NCES ID 481548001121 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
24.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.7:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
+0% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
54.9%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-11% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Covington School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Covington School
Covington School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Covington, Texas, enrolling 353 students.
At 14.7:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Texas median, within a few percentage points of the 14.7:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 54.9% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 353 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.
Against 1,028 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #418.
Its student body is led by White (67%) and Hispanic or Latino (28%) (diversity index 48/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 353 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
16.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Covington Isd spends $25,238 per pupil, 85% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 18.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Covington Isd operates only this one school, so Covington 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 Covington School compares
Covington 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 | 14.7:1 | ▼ 0% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 54.9% | ▼ 11% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 353 | top 69% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
14.7:1
Leaner classes than 50% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
353
Bigger than 40% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
54.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 11% 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
14.7:1
students per teacher
- 0% above state mean
Top 56% in Texas - lower ratio than 44% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
16.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$25,238
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 353 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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
White 66.6%
Hispanic or Latino 28.3%
Two or More 3.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%
African American 0.3%
Asian 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Largest group: White at 66.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 47.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 47.5, Covington School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Covington Isd, which includes Covington School.
$25,238
Per student
+85%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+52%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.3%
State 54.0%
Federal 18.7%
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 (~353 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Covington School
How many students attend Covington School?
Covington School has 353 students enrolled. It is a public school in Covington, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Covington School?
The student-teacher ratio at Covington School is 14.7:1, which is 0% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 6% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Covington School?
54.9% of students at Covington School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Covington School?
The largest demographic group at Covington School is White at 66.6% of enrollment, in Covington, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Covington School?
Covington 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 Covington School a good school?
Covington School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median. 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 Covington Isd?
None reported; Covington Isd operates only Covington School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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