Enrollment
171
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Dew, TX
Dew School
Federal NCES profile for Dew School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481698001471
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 66
📋 Attendance 71
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Dew School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Texas schools.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9:1
- small classes for Texas
- 57.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 171
- students enrolled
Dew School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-39% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
57.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-7% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Dew School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Dew School
Dew School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Dew, Texas, enrolling 171 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9:1, Dew School is leaner than roughly 93% of Texas schools and 39% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 57.7% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 171 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 445 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #178.
Its student body is led by White (78%) and Hispanic or Latino (16%) (diversity index 36/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 171 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
11.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Dew Isd spends $19,188 per pupil, 41% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Dew Isd operates only this one school, so Dew 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 Dew School compares
Dew 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 | 9:1 | ▼ 39% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 57.7% | ▼ 7% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 171 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
171
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
57.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 7% 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
9:1
students per teacher
- 39% below state mean
Top 7% in Texas - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.7%
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
$19,188
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 171 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.6 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 78.4%
Hispanic or Latino 15.8%
Two or More 3.5%
African American 1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%
Largest group: White at 78.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 35.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 35.9, Dew School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dew Isd, which includes Dew School.
$19,188
Per student
+41%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 76.3%
State 9.1%
Federal 14.6%
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 (~171 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Dew School
How many students attend Dew School?
Dew School has 171 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dew, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dew School?
The student-teacher ratio at Dew School is 9:1, which is 39% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 43% 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 Dew School?
57.7% of students at Dew School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dew School?
The largest demographic group at Dew School is White at 78.4% of enrollment, in Dew, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Dew School?
Dew School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (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 Dew School a good school?
Dew School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% 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 Dew Isd?
None reported; Dew Isd operates only Dew School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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