Enrollment
136
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Garden City, TX
Garden City El
Federal NCES profile for Garden City El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 76/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482079002085
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 73
📋 Attendance 95
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Garden City El earns 76/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 76
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 10.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 136
- students enrolled
Garden City El has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Glasscock County Isd · Texas
NCES ID 482079002085 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-46% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
10.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-83% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Garden City El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Garden City El
Garden City El is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Garden City, Texas, enrolling 136 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Garden City El is leaner than roughly 96% of Texas schools and 46% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 10.6% free-meal eligibility runs 83% below the Texas average.
Enrollment of 136 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 25 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #2, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (60%) and Hispanic or Latino (40%) (diversity index 48/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 136 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 2.2% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Glasscock County Isd spends $25,273 per pupil, 85% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district, Glasscock County Isd, also runs Garden City H S (157 students).
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 Garden City El compares
Garden City 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 | 8:1 | ▼ 46% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 10.6% | ▼ 83% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 136 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
136
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
10.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 83% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher
- 46% below state mean
Top 4% in Texas - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
2.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$25,273
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 136 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
White 60.3%
Hispanic or Latino 39.7%
Largest group: White at 60.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 47.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 47.9, Garden City El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Glasscock County Isd, which includes Garden City El.
$25,273
Per student
+85%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+52%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 82.8%
State 15.4%
Federal 1.8%
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 Garden City El Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City H S | Similar size | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Garden City El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 157
- Students per teacher
- 9.8:1
- Resource Index
- 72/100
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 (~136 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Garden City El
How many students attend Garden City El?
Garden City El has 136 students enrolled. It is a public school in Garden City, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garden City El?
The student-teacher ratio at Garden City El is 8:1, which is 46% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 49% 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 Garden City El?
10.6% of students at Garden City El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Garden City El?
The largest demographic group at Garden City El is White at 60.3% of enrollment, in Garden City, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Garden City El?
Garden City El has a Resource Investment Index of 76/100 (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).
Is Garden City El a good school?
Garden City El earns 76/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% 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 Glasscock County Isd?
Besides Garden City El, Glasscock County Isd also operates Garden City H S (157 students). See the Glasscock County Isd district page for the complete list.
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