Falfurrias Innovation Academy

Public elementary school, grades 1 to 2 · Falfurrias, Texas

Falfurrias Innovation Academy in Falfurrias, Texas enrolled 124 students in 2024-25 with 6.8 full-time teachers, 18.3 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 31% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 28%

179 students in 2022-23, 161 students in 2023-24, 124 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.4 to 6.8.

Students enrolled at Falfurrias Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 179, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1240501001502002022-231792023-241612024-25124
Students enrolled at Falfurrias Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 179, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1240501001502002022-231792023-241612024-25124
Students enrolled at Falfurrias Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 179, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1240501001502002022-231792023-241612024-25124
Students enrolled at Falfurrias Innovation Academy by school year2022-23: 179, 2023-24: 161, 2024-25: 1240501001502002022-231792023-241612024-25124
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231799.419.0
2023-241618.319.4
2024-251246.818.3

18.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 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; This school 18.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 18.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 18.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; This school 18.3; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state 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 169 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Falfurrias Innovation Academy enrolled 169 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 169 of the 169 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent40.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

96.0% of students were Hispanic, 4.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic96.0%
  2. White4.0%

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 Falfurrias

4 public elementary schools in Falfurrias report 2024-25 enrollment; Falfurrias Innovation Academy is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Falfurrias Elementary25115.593.6%
Lasater Elementary15615.692.3%
Falfurrias Innovation Academy12418.395.2%
La Gloria Elementary11914.960.5%

All public schools in Falfurrias →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Falfurrias Innovation Academy

  1. Falfurrias ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 251 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Lasater ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 156 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  3. Compare Falfurrias Innovation Academy with Falfurrias ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Brooks County ISD spends per student$16,726 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,726
  5. The largest public schools in TexasFalfurrias Innovation Academy is the number 4,518 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,518 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.18.3:1
  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 Falfurrias Innovation Academy

  1. How many students attend Falfurrias Innovation Academy?
    124 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 179 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Falfurrias, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Falfurrias Innovation Academy?
    18.3 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 Falfurrias Innovation Academy a Title I school?
    Falfurrias Innovation Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Falfurrias Innovation Academy in?
    Brooks County ISD, NCES district ID 4811580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481158013895 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