Enrollment
647
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Jarrell, TX
Federal NCES profile for Igo El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
The verdict
Igo El earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools.
Igo El has class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Igo El ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Jarrell, TX.
Enrollment
647
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
62.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
53.8%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-13% vs state
How Igo El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
10.4:1 - 4.3 below the Texas state median of 14.7:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Igo El is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Jarrell, Texas, enrolling 647 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Igo El is leaner than roughly 88% of Texas schools and 29% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 53.8% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 647 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 1,440 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #531.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (55%) and White (23%) (diversity index 63/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 324 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 35.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Jarrell Isd spends $10,532 per pupil, 23% below the Texas average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Jarrell Isd also operates Jarrell H S (1,101 students) and Jarrell Middle (899 students) alongside Igo El.
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
Igo El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.4:1 | ▼ 29% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 53.8% | ▼ 13% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 647 | top 32% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
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.
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 54.7% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 62.8, Igo El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Jarrell Isd, which includes Igo El.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrell H S | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Jarrell Middle | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Jarrell El | Similar size | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Igo El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Igo El's federal record.
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.
Igo El has 647 students enrolled. It is a public school in Jarrell, TX.
The student-teacher ratio at Igo El is 10.4:1, which is 29% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
53.8% of students at Igo El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
The largest demographic group at Igo El is Hispanic or Latino at 54.7% of enrollment, in Jarrell, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.8/100.
Igo El has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical 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).
By Resource Investment Index, Igo El ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Jarrell, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Jarrell on the city page.
Igo El earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% 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.
Besides Igo El, Jarrell Isd also operates Jarrell H S (1,101 students), Jarrell Middle (899 students), and Jarrell El (719 students). See the Jarrell Isd district page for the complete list.
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