Enrollment
119
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Karnack, TX
George Washington Carver El
Federal NCES profile for George Washington Carver El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482511002799
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 74
📋 Attendance 45
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
George Washington Carver El earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Texas schools.
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.9:1
- small classes for Texas
- 84.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 119
- students enrolled
George Washington Carver El has class sizes smaller than 90% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.9:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-33% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
84.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+37% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How George Washington Carver El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at George Washington Carver El
George Washington Carver El is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Karnack, Texas, enrolling 119 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.9:1, George Washington Carver El is leaner than roughly 90% of Texas schools and 33% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 84.6% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Texas schools, with 119 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 235 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #67.
Its student body is led by White (45%) and African American (38%) (diversity index 64/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 132 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Karnack Isd spends $20,515 per pupil, 50% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 33.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Karnack Isd operates only this one school, so George Washington Carver El has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 119 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Texas's single-school districts.
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 George Washington Carver El compares
George Washington Carver 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 | 9.9:1 | ▼ 33% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 84.6% | ▲ 37% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 119 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.9:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
119
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
84.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 37% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.9:1
students per teacher
- 33% below state mean
Top 10% in Texas - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.8%
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
$20,515
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
Counselors0.9 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
16
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 13.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.8 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 44.5%
African American 37.8%
Hispanic or Latino 13.4%
Two or More 4.2%
Largest group: White at 44.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 63.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 63.9, George Washington Carver El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Karnack Isd, which includes George Washington Carver El.
$20,515
Per student
+50%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 61.3%
State 5.0%
Federal 33.7%
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 (~119 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about George Washington Carver El
How many students attend George Washington Carver El?
George Washington Carver El has 119 students enrolled. It is a public school in Karnack, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George Washington Carver El?
The student-teacher ratio at George Washington Carver El is 9.9:1, which is 33% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 37% 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 George Washington Carver El?
84.6% of students at George Washington Carver El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of George Washington Carver El?
The largest demographic group at George Washington Carver El is White at 44.5% of enrollment, in Karnack, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.9/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for George Washington Carver El?
George Washington Carver El has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (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 George Washington Carver El a good school?
George Washington Carver El earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% 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 Karnack Isd?
None reported; Karnack Isd operates only George Washington Carver El as a public school district in NCES's records.
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