Dodson Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Denver City, Texas

Dodson Primary in Denver City, Texas enrolled 334 students in 2024-25 with 21.4 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

347 students in 2022-23, 334 students in 2023-24, 334 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.2 to 21.4.

Students enrolled at Dodson Primary by school year2022-23: 347, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233472023-243342024-25334
Students enrolled at Dodson Primary by school year2022-23: 347, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233472023-243342024-25334
Students enrolled at Dodson Primary by school year2022-23: 347, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233472023-243342024-25334
Students enrolled at Dodson Primary by school year2022-23: 347, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233472023-243342024-25334
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334719.218.1
2023-2433422.514.8
2024-2533421.415.6

15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Texas elementary schools

Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Dodson Primary 15.6; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDodson Primary 15.6state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Dodson Primary 15.6; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDodson Primary 15.6state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Dodson Primary 15.6; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDodson Primary 15.6state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Dodson Primary 15.6; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDodson Primary 15.6state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 308 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dodson Primary enrolled 308 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 308 of the 308 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent20.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.1% of students were Hispanic, 13.5% White, 1.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic84.1%
  2. White13.5%
  3. Two or more races1.2%
  4. Black0.9%
  5. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Denver City

2 public elementary schools in Denver City report 2024-25 enrollment; Dodson Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Dodson Primary33415.658.4%
Kelley Elementary30915.550.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dodson Primary

  1. Kelley ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 309 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Plains ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 15 miles away: 201 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  3. Compare Dodson Primary with Kelley ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Denver City ISD spends per student$13,961 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,961
  5. The largest public schools in TexasDodson Primary is the number 3,832 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,832 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.15.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dodson Primary

  1. How many students attend Dodson Primary?
    334 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 347 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Denver City, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dodson Primary?
    15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dodson Primary a Title I school?
    Dodson Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Dodson Primary in?
    Denver City ISD, NCES district ID 4816770. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481677013130 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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