Enrollment
132
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · High Island, TX
High Island School
Federal NCES profile for High Island School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482316002351
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
High Island School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 52
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 59.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 132
- students enrolled
High Island School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: High Island Isd · Texas
NCES ID 482316002351 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
59.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-4% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How High Island School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at High Island School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
High Island School sits near the smaller end of the Texas enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
High Island School's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most Texas schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
High Island School's 32.6% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
High Island School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in High Island, Texas, enrolling 132 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.8:1, High Island School is leaner than roughly 96% of Texas schools and 47% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 59.6% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 132 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 298 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #199.
Its student body is led by White (78%) and Hispanic or Latino (11%) (diversity index 37/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 32.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding High Island Isd spends $20,930 per pupil, 53% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Discipline events run high: 57 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 132 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
High Island Isd operates only this one school, so High Island School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 132 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 High Island School compares
High Island 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 | 7.8:1 | ▼ 47% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 59.6% | ▼ 4% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 132 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
132
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
59.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 4% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
7.8:1
students per teacher
- 47% 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
32.6%
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
$20,930
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
56
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 42.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 43.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 78.0%
Hispanic or Latino 11.4%
Two or More 6.1%
Asian 2.3%
African American 1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%
Largest group: White at 78.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 37.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 37.4, High Island School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for High Island Isd, which includes High Island School.
$20,930
Per student
+53%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 67.0%
State 19.9%
Federal 13.1%
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 (~132 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about High Island School
How many students attend High Island School?
High Island School has 132 students enrolled. It is a public school in High Island, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at High Island School?
The student-teacher ratio at High Island School is 7.8:1, which is 47% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 50% 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 High Island School?
59.6% of students at High Island School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of High Island School?
The largest demographic group at High Island School is White at 78.0% of enrollment, in High Island, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for High Island School?
High Island School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in High Island Isd?
None reported; High Island Isd operates only High Island School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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