Enrollment
95
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Hedley, TX
Hedley School
Federal NCES profile for Hedley School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 73/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482285002317
👥 S:T ratio 76
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 74
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Hedley School earns 73/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Texas schools.
- 73
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5.9:1
- small classes for Texas
- 72.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 95
- students enrolled
Hedley School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.9:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-60% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
72.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+17% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Hedley School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Hedley School
Hedley School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Hedley, Texas, enrolling 95 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.9:1, Hedley School is leaner than roughly 98% of Texas schools and 60% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 72.6% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Texas schools, with 95 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 203 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #19, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (60%) and Hispanic or Latino (32%) (diversity index 54/100).
10.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Hedley Isd spends $17,573 per pupil, 29% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Discipline events run high: 19 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 95 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Hedley Isd operates only this one school, so Hedley School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 95 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 Hedley School compares
Hedley 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 | 5.9:1 | ▼ 60% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 72.6% | ▲ 17% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 95 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.9:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
95
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
72.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 17% 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
5.9:1
students per teacher
- 60% below state mean
Top 2% in Texas - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.5%
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
$17,573
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
17
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 17.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 20.0 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 60.0%
Hispanic or Latino 31.6%
Two or More 6.3%
African American 2.1%
Largest group: White at 60.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 53.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 53.6, Hedley School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hedley Isd, which includes Hedley School.
$17,573
Per student
+29%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 28.5%
State 58.1%
Federal 13.4%
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 (~95 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.9:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Hedley School's federal record.
- Compare Hedley School against another school. Compare schools
- Hedley Isd's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Hedley School
How many students attend Hedley School?
Hedley School has 95 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hedley, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hedley School?
The student-teacher ratio at Hedley School is 5.9:1, which is 60% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 62% 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 Hedley School?
72.6% of students at Hedley School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hedley School?
The largest demographic group at Hedley School is White at 60.0% of enrollment, in Hedley, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.6/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Hedley School?
Hedley School has a Resource Investment Index of 73/100 (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 Hedley School a good school?
Hedley School earns 73/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% 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 Hedley Isd?
None reported; Hedley Isd operates only Hedley School as a public school district in NCES's records.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.