Other / mixed grade configuration · Gause, TX
Gause El
Federal NCES profile for Gause El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
The verdict
Gause El earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Texas schools.
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.6:1
- small classes for Texas
- 67.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 134
- students enrolled
Gause El has class sizes smaller than 91% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-12 students YoY
Gause El shrank from 154 students in 2022-23 to 142 in 2023-24 (-7.8%).
Teacher FTE added 15.0 → 16.3 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Shrinking CCD campus
-12 students YoY 482052002063 · Gause, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD
134 enr · 9.6:1 · 67.5% lunch · RII 45
Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)
Gause El shrank from 154 students in 2022-23 to 142 in 2023-24 (-7.8%). Teacher FTE added 15.0 → 16.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →
How Gause El compares
Gause El is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.6:1 | ▼ 35% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 67.5% | ▲ 9% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 134 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 57.5% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 56.9, Gause El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
District finance for Gause Isd reports $16,026 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~134 students)
Frequently asked questions about Gause El
How many students attend Gause El?
Gause El has 134 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gause, TX. CCD year-over-year: 154 (2022-23) → 142 (2023-24), down 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gause El?
The student-teacher ratio at Gause El is 9.6:1, 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 Gause El?
67.5% of students at Gause El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gause El?
The largest demographic group at Gause El is Hispanic or Latino at 57.5% of enrollment, in Gause, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.9/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Gause El?
Gause El has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Gause Isd?
None reported; Gause Isd operates only Gause El as a public school district in NCES's records.