Enrollment
76
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Dell City, TX
Dell City School
Federal NCES profile for Dell City School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481665001429
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 14
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Dell City School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.5:1
- small classes for Texas
- 68.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 76
- students enrolled
Dell City School has class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Dell City Isd · Texas
NCES ID 481665001429 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.5:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-35% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
68.9%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+11% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Dell City School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Dell City School
Dell City School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Dell City, Texas, enrolling 76 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.5:1, Dell City School is leaner than roughly 92% of Texas schools and 35% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 68.9% 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 93% of Texas schools, with 76 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 125 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #78.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (70%) and White (28%) (diversity index 44/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 34.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Dell City Isd spends $27,529 per pupil, 102% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 19.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Dell City Isd operates only this one school, so Dell City School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 76 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 Dell City School compares
Dell City 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 | 9.5:1 | ▼ 35% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 68.9% | ▲ 11% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 76 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
76
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
68.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 11% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher
- 35% below state mean
Top 8% in Texas - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.2%
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
$27,529
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
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
Hispanic or Latino 69.7%
White 27.6%
Two or More 2.6%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 69.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 43.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 43.7, Dell City 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 Dell City Isd, which includes Dell City School.
$27,529
Per student
+102%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+66%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 33.6%
State 46.5%
Federal 19.9%
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.
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 (~76 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Dell City School
How many students attend Dell City School?
Dell City School has 76 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dell City, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dell City School?
The student-teacher ratio at Dell City School is 9.5:1, which is 35% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 39% 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 Dell City School?
68.9% of students at Dell City School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dell City School?
The largest demographic group at Dell City School is Hispanic or Latino at 69.7% of enrollment, in Dell City, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Dell City School?
Dell City School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (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 Dell City School a good school?
Dell City School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Dell City Isd?
None reported; Dell City Isd operates only Dell City School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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