Enrollment
682
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Ft Davis, TX
Ft Davis School
Federal NCES profile for Ft Davis School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482010001962
👥 S:T ratio 0
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 92
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Ft Davis School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Texas schools.
- 40
- Resource Index · Typical
- 32.5:1
- large classes for Texas
- 42.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 682
- students enrolled
Ft Davis School has class sizes larger than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
32.5:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
+121% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
42.1%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-32% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ft Davis School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ft Davis School
Ft Davis School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Ft Davis, Texas, enrolling 682 students.
Class loads run heavy: 32.5:1 is larger than about 99% of Texas schools and 121% above the 14.7:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 42.1% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 682 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 1,222 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #835.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (57%) and White (30%) (diversity index 58/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 682 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance holds up well here: only 3.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Ft Davis Isd spends $17,157 per pupil, 26% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Ft Davis Isd operates only this one school, so Ft Davis 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 Ft Davis School compares
Ft Davis 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 | 32.5:1 | ▲ 121% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 42.1% | ▼ 32% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 682 | top 29% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
32.5:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
682
Bigger than 79% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
42.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 32% 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
32.5:1
students per teacher
- 121% above state mean
Top 99% in Texas - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
3.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$17,157
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 682 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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
Hispanic or Latino 56.7%
White 30.2%
African American 9.1%
Two or More 2.1%
Asian 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 56.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 57.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 57.8, Ft Davis School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ft Davis Isd, which includes Ft Davis School.
$17,157
Per student
+26%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 77.8%
State 9.6%
Federal 12.7%
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 (~682 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~32.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Ft Davis School
How many students attend Ft Davis School?
Ft Davis School has 682 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ft Davis, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ft Davis School?
The student-teacher ratio at Ft Davis School is 32.5:1, which is 121% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 107% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Ft Davis School?
42.1% of students at Ft Davis School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ft Davis School?
The largest demographic group at Ft Davis School is Hispanic or Latino at 56.7% of enrollment, in Ft Davis, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.8/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ft Davis School?
Ft Davis School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical 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).
Is Ft Davis School a good school?
Ft Davis School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% 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 Ft Davis Isd?
None reported; Ft Davis Isd operates only Ft Davis School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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