Enrollment
308
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Dodd City, TX
Dodd City School
Federal NCES profile for Dodd City School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481728001494
👥 S:T ratio 53
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 38
📋 Attendance 72
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Dodd City School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Texas schools.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 22.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 308
- students enrolled
Dodd City School has class sizes smaller than 78% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Dodd City Isd · Texas
NCES ID 481728001494 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
26.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-20% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
22.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-63% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Dodd City School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Dodd City School
Dodd City School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Dodd City, Texas, enrolling 308 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 22.7% free-meal eligibility runs 63% below the Texas average.
Enrollment of 308 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 285 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #78.
Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 308 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
11.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.
Dodd City Isd operates only this one school, so Dodd City 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 Dodd City School compares
Dodd 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 | 11.8:1 | ▼ 20% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 22.7% | ▼ 63% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 308 | top 74% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
308
Bigger than 33% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
22.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 63% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher
- 20% below state mean
Top 22% in Texas - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.4%
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
$12,204
per pupil, district-wide
- below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 308 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
33
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.
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 86.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.0%
Two or More 1.9%
Asian 0.3%
Largest group: White at 86.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 23.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 23.6, Dodd City School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dodd City Isd, which includes Dodd City School.
$12,204
Per student
-11%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 23.9%
State 64.1%
Federal 12.0%
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 (~308 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Dodd City School
How many students attend Dodd City School?
Dodd City School has 308 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dodd City, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dodd City School?
The student-teacher ratio at Dodd City School is 11.8:1, which is 20% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 25% 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 Dodd City School?
22.7% of students at Dodd City School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dodd City School?
The largest demographic group at Dodd City School is White at 86.7% of enrollment, in Dodd City, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Dodd City School?
Dodd City 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 Dodd City School a good school?
Dodd City School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% 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 Dodd City Isd?
None reported; Dodd City Isd operates only Dodd City School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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