Other / mixed grade configuration · Dallas, TX

Drc Campus

Federal NCES profile for Drc Campus, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 480009312248Charter school
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
89
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Drc Campus earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas.

#7 of 232
schools in Dallas · Resource Index
60
Resource Index · Higher
2.7:1
small classes for Texas
8
students enrolled

Drc Campus has class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Drc Campus ranks #7 of 232 schools in Dallas, TX.

Enrollment

8

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

2.7:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-82% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Drc Campus compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:12.7:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Drc Campus

Drc Campus is a small charter combined-grade school in Dallas, Texas, enrolling 8 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 2.7:1, Drc Campus is leaner than roughly 99% of Texas schools and 82% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Texas schools, with 8 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by African American (50%) and Hispanic or Latino (38%) (diversity index 59/100).

The surrounding Academy for Academic Excellence spends $27,111 per pupil, 99% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 40.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Academy for Academic Excellence also operates Dallas County Juvenile Justice (139 students) and Medlock Youth Village (88 students) alongside Drc Campus.

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 Drc Campus compares

Drc Campus on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 2.7:1 ▼ 82% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 8 top 97% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

2.7:1
Leaner classes than 100% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
8
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
2.7:1
students per teacher - 82% below state mean
Top 1% in Texas - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$27,111
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $13,644
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
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

African American 50.0%
Hispanic or Latino 37.5%
Asian 12.5%

Largest group: African American at 50.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 59.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 59.4, Drc Campus is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Academy for Academic Excellence, which includes Drc Campus.

$27,111
Per student
+99%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+63%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.1%
State 59.9%
Federal 40.0%

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.

How Drc Campus Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Dallas County Juvenile Justice Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Medlock Youth Village Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Letot Campus Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Drc Campus's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Academy For Academic Excellence · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Drc Campus's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Drc Campus

How many students attend Drc Campus?

Drc Campus has 8 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Dallas, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Drc Campus?

The student-teacher ratio at Drc Campus is 2.7:1, which is 82% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 83% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Drc Campus?

The largest demographic group at Drc Campus is African American at 50.0% of enrollment, in Dallas, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Drc Campus?

Drc Campus has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Drc Campus rank among schools in Dallas?

By Resource Investment Index, Drc Campus ranks #7 of 232 schools in Dallas, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Dallas on the city page.

Is Drc Campus a good school?

Drc Campus earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% 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 Academy for Academic Excellence?

Besides Drc Campus, Academy for Academic Excellence also operates Dallas County Juvenile Justice (139 students), Medlock Youth Village (88 students), and Letot Campus (45 students). See the Academy for Academic Excellence district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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