Enrollment
529
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Austin, TX
Federal NCES profile for Eanes El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
The verdict
Eanes El earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Texas schools.
Eanes El has class sizes smaller than 86% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Eanes El ranks #25 of 162 schools in Austin, TX.
Enrollment
529
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
49.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-27% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
4.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-93% vs state
How Eanes El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
10.8:1 - 3.9 below the Texas state median of 14.7:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Eanes El is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Austin, Texas, enrolling 529 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.8:1, Eanes El is leaner than roughly 86% of Texas schools and 27% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 4.6% free-meal eligibility runs 93% below the Texas average.
With 529 students, its enrollment sits close to the Texas median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 292 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #97.
Its student body is led by White (63%) and Hispanic or Latino (20%) (diversity index 55/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 529 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
10.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Eanes Isd also operates Westlake H S (2,854 students) and Hill Country Middle (946 students) alongside Eanes El.
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
Eanes 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 | 10.8:1 | ▼ 27% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 4.6% | ▼ 93% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 529 | top 46% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
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.
Largest group: White at 62.6% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 55.4, Eanes El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Eanes Isd, which includes Eanes El.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake H S | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Hill Country Middle | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| West Ridge Middle | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Bridge Point El | Similar size | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Barton Creek El | Similar size | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Eanes El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
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 Eanes El'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.
Eanes El has 529 students enrolled. It is a public school in Austin, TX.
The student-teacher ratio at Eanes El is 10.8:1, which is 27% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
4.6% of students at Eanes El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
The largest demographic group at Eanes El is White at 62.6% of enrollment, in Austin, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.
Eanes El has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (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).
By Resource Investment Index, Eanes El ranks #25 of 162 schools in Austin, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Austin on the city page.
Eanes El earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% 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.
Besides Eanes El, Eanes Isd also operates Westlake H S (2,854 students), Hill Country Middle (946 students), and West Ridge Middle (886 students). See the Eanes Isd district page for the complete list.
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