Enrollment
136
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Gustine, TX
Gustine School
Federal NCES profile for Gustine School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 69/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482199002215
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Gustine School earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 69
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.6:1
- small classes for Texas
- 69.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 136
- students enrolled
Gustine School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
69.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+12% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Gustine School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Gustine School
Gustine School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Gustine, Texas, enrolling 136 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.6:1, Gustine School is leaner than roughly 96% of Texas schools and 48% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 69.5% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 136 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 312 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #31, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (65%) and White (34%) (diversity index 46/100).
13.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Gustine Isd spends $18,903 per pupil, 39% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 24.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Gustine Isd operates only this one school, so Gustine 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 Gustine School compares
Gustine 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 | 7.6:1 | ▼ 48% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 69.5% | ▲ 12% | 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
7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% 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
69.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 12% 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
7.6:1
students per teacher
- 48% 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
13.2%
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
$18,903
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.4 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 65.4%
White 33.8%
Two or More 0.7%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 65.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 45.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 45.8, Gustine 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 Gustine Isd, which includes Gustine School.
$18,903
Per student
+39%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+14%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 34.0%
State 41.2%
Federal 24.9%
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 (~136 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Gustine School
How many students attend Gustine School?
Gustine School has 136 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gustine, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gustine School?
The student-teacher ratio at Gustine School is 7.6:1, which is 48% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 52% 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 Gustine School?
69.5% of students at Gustine School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gustine School?
The largest demographic group at Gustine School is Hispanic or Latino at 65.4% of enrollment, in Gustine, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Gustine School?
Gustine School has a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (higher 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 Gustine School a good school?
Gustine School earns 69/100 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 Gustine Isd?
None reported; Gustine Isd operates only Gustine School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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