Enrollment
157
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Grandfalls, TX
Grandfalls-Royalty School
Federal NCES profile for Grandfalls-Royalty School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482148002168
👥 S:T ratio 61
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Grandfalls-Royalty School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Texas schools.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 63.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 157
- students enrolled
Grandfalls-Royalty School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Grandfalls-Royalty Isd · Texas
NCES ID 482148002168 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-33% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
63.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+3% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Grandfalls-Royalty School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Grandfalls-Royalty School
Grandfalls-Royalty School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Grandfalls, Texas, enrolling 157 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.8:1, Grandfalls-Royalty School is leaner than roughly 91% of Texas schools and 33% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 63.5% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 157 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Among 377 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #296, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (68%) and White (28%) (diversity index 47/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 47.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Grandfalls-Royalty Isd spends $17,338 per pupil, 27% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Grandfalls-Royalty Isd operates only this one school, so Grandfalls-Royalty 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 Grandfalls-Royalty School compares
Grandfalls-Royalty 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 | 9.8:1 | ▼ 33% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 63.5% | ▲ 3% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 157 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.8:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
157
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
63.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 3% 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
9.8:1
students per teacher
- 33% below state mean
Top 9% in Texas - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
47.1%
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
$17,338
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.2 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 67.5%
White 28.0%
Two or More 2.5%
African American 1.9%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 67.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 46.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 46.5, Grandfalls-Royalty School is about as mixed as the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Grandfalls-Royalty Isd, which includes Grandfalls-Royalty School.
$17,338
Per student
+27%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 61.5%
State 26.6%
Federal 11.9%
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 (~157 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Grandfalls-Royalty School
How many students attend Grandfalls-Royalty School?
Grandfalls-Royalty School has 157 students enrolled. It is a public school in Grandfalls, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grandfalls-Royalty School?
The student-teacher ratio at Grandfalls-Royalty School is 9.8:1, which is 33% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 38% 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 Grandfalls-Royalty School?
63.5% of students at Grandfalls-Royalty School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Grandfalls-Royalty School?
The largest demographic group at Grandfalls-Royalty School is Hispanic or Latino at 67.5% of enrollment, in Grandfalls, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Grandfalls-Royalty School?
Grandfalls-Royalty School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical 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 Grandfalls-Royalty School a good school?
Grandfalls-Royalty School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% 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 Grandfalls-Royalty Isd?
None reported; Grandfalls-Royalty Isd operates only Grandfalls-Royalty School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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