Other / mixed grade configuration · Dime Box, TX
Dime Box School
Federal NCES profile for Dime Box School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.
The verdict
Dime Box School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools.
- 63
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.7:1
- small classes for Texas
- 69.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 156
- students enrolled
Dime Box School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-20 students YoY
Dime Box School shrank from 170 students in 2022-23 to 150 in 2023-24 (-11.8%).
Teacher FTE added 18.6 → 19.5 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Shrinking CCD campus
-20 students YoY 481713001486 · Dime Box, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD
156 enr · 8.7:1 · 69.4% lunch · RII 63
Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)
Dime Box School shrank from 170 students in 2022-23 to 150 in 2023-24 (-11.8%). Teacher FTE added 18.6 → 19.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →
How Dime Box School compares
Dime Box School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.7:1 | ▼ 41% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 69.4% | ▲ 12% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 156 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 45.5% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 66.8, Dime Box School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
District finance for Dime Box Isd reports $18,465 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~156 students)
Frequently asked questions about Dime Box School
How many students attend Dime Box School?
Dime Box School has 156 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dime Box, TX. CCD year-over-year: 170 (2022-23) → 150 (2023-24), down 20.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dime Box School?
The student-teacher ratio at Dime Box School is 8.7:1, which is 41% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 45% 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 Dime Box School?
69.4% of students at Dime Box School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dime Box School?
The largest demographic group at Dime Box School is Hispanic or Latino at 45.5% of enrollment, in Dime Box, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.8/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Dime Box School?
Dime Box School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Dime Box Isd?
None reported; Dime Box Isd operates only Dime Box School as a public school district in NCES's records.