Enrollment
35
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Mountain Home, TX
Divide El
Federal NCES profile for Divide El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481719001490
👥 S:T ratio 30
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 93
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Divide El earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 83% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 17.5:1
- large classes for Texas
- 35
- students enrolled
Divide El has class sizes larger than 83% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Divide Isd · Texas
NCES ID 481719001490 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
17.5:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
+19% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Divide El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Divide El
Divide El is a small combined-grade school in Mountain Home, Texas, enrolling 35 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 17.5:1 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Texas schools, with 35 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Its student body is led by White (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (23%) (diversity index 35/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 2.9% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Divide Isd operates only this one school, so Divide El has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 35 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 Divide El compares
Divide El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 17.5:1 | ▲ 19% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 35 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
17.5:1
Leaner classes than 27% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
35
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
17.5:1
students per teacher
- 19% above state mean
Top 83% in Texas - lower ratio than 17% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
2.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$14,469
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
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
White 77.1%
Hispanic or Latino 22.9%
Largest group: White at 77.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 35.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 35.3, Divide El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Divide Isd, which includes Divide El.
$14,469
Per student
+6%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 83.5%
State 16.5%
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 (~35 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~17.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Divide El
How many students attend Divide El?
Divide El has 35 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mountain Home, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Divide El?
The student-teacher ratio at Divide El is 17.5:1, which is 19% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 11% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Divide El?
The largest demographic group at Divide El is White at 77.1% of enrollment, in Mountain Home, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Divide El?
Divide El has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (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 Divide El a good school?
Divide El earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 83% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas. 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 Divide Isd?
None reported; Divide Isd operates only Divide El as a public school district in NCES's records.
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