Enrollment
180
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Forestburg, TX
Forestburg School
Federal NCES profile for Forestburg School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481953001808
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 39
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Forestburg School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.5:1
- small classes for Texas
- 48.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 180
- students enrolled
Forestburg School has class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Forestburg Isd · Texas
NCES ID 481953001808 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.5:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-35% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
48.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-21% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Forestburg School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Forestburg School
Forestburg School is a small combined-grade school in Forestburg, Texas, enrolling 180 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.5:1, Forestburg School is leaner than roughly 92% of Texas schools and 35% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 48.6% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 180 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 441 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #214.
Its student body is led by White (78%) and Hispanic or Latino (18%) (diversity index 36/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 18.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Forestburg Isd operates only this one school, so Forestburg 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 Forestburg School compares
Forestburg 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 | 9.5:1 | ▼ 35% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 48.6% | ▼ 21% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 180 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
180
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
48.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 21% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher
- 35% below state mean
Top 8% in Texas - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,920
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.9 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
White 77.8%
Hispanic or Latino 18.3%
Two or More 2.8%
African American 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Largest group: White at 77.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 36.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 36.0, Forestburg School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Forestburg Isd, which includes Forestburg School.
$14,920
Per student
+9%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 64.2%
State 17.7%
Federal 18.1%
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 (~180 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Forestburg School
How many students attend Forestburg School?
Forestburg School has 180 students enrolled. It is a public school in Forestburg, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forestburg School?
The student-teacher ratio at Forestburg School is 9.5:1, which is 35% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 39% 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 Forestburg School?
48.6% of students at Forestburg School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Forestburg School?
The largest demographic group at Forestburg School is White at 77.8% of enrollment, in Forestburg, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Forestburg School?
Forestburg School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Forestburg School a good school?
Forestburg School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Forestburg Isd?
None reported; Forestburg Isd operates only Forestburg School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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