Enrollment
130
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Groom, TX
Groom School
Federal NCES profile for Groom School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482184002205
👥 S:T ratio 73
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 74
📋 Attendance 75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Groom School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools.
- 63
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 21.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 130
- students enrolled
Groom School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-54% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
21.3%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-66% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Groom School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Groom School
Groom School is a small combined-grade school in Groom, Texas, enrolling 130 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.8:1, Groom School is leaner than roughly 97% of Texas schools and 54% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 21.3% free-meal eligibility runs 66% below the Texas average.
Enrollment of 130 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 56 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #23.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 130 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
10.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Groom Isd spends $17,713 per pupil, 30% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Groom Isd operates only this one school, so Groom School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 130 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 Groom School compares
Groom 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 | 6.8:1 | ▼ 54% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 21.3% | ▼ 66% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 130 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.8:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
130
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
21.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 66% 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
6.8:1
students per teacher
- 54% below state mean
Top 3% in Texas - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$17,713
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 130 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 87.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.9%
Two or More 5.4%
Largest group: White at 87.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 22.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 22.3, Groom School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Groom Isd, which includes Groom School.
$17,713
Per student
+30%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 53.3%
State 39.9%
Federal 6.8%
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.
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 (~130 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Groom School
How many students attend Groom School?
Groom School has 130 students enrolled. It is a public school in Groom, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Groom School?
The student-teacher ratio at Groom School is 6.8:1, which is 54% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 57% 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 Groom School?
21.3% of students at Groom School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Groom School?
The largest demographic group at Groom School is White at 87.7% of enrollment, in Groom, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Groom School?
Groom School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (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 Groom School a good school?
Groom School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% 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 Groom Isd?
None reported; Groom Isd operates only Groom School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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