Enrollment
169
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Jayton, TX
Jayton Schools
Federal NCES profile for Jayton Schools, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482466002762
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 66
📋 Attendance 75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Jayton Schools earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 70
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.7:1
- small classes for Texas
- 37.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 169
- students enrolled
Jayton Schools has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Jayton-Girard Isd · Texas
NCES ID 482466002762 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
22.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.7:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
37.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-39% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Jayton Schools compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Jayton Schools
Jayton Schools is a small combined-grade school in Jayton, Texas, enrolling 169 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.7:1, Jayton Schools 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.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 37.7% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 169 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 308 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #16, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (75%) and Hispanic or Latino (22%) (diversity index 39/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 169 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
10.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Jayton-Girard Isd spends $22,509 per pupil, 65% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Jayton-Girard Isd operates only this one school, so Jayton Schools 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 Jayton Schools compares
Jayton Schools on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 7.7:1 | ▼ 48% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 37.7% | ▼ 39% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 169 | top 87% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.7:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
169
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
37.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 39% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
7.7:1
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
10.1%
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
$22,509
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 169 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.2 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 74.6%
Hispanic or Latino 21.9%
Two or More 3.6%
Largest group: White at 74.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 39.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 39.4, Jayton Schools is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Jayton-Girard Isd, which includes Jayton Schools.
$22,509
Per student
+65%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 80.3%
State 11.4%
Federal 8.3%
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 (~169 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Jayton Schools
How many students attend Jayton Schools?
Jayton Schools has 169 students enrolled. It is a public school in Jayton, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jayton Schools?
The student-teacher ratio at Jayton Schools is 7.7:1, which is 48% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 51% 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 Jayton Schools?
37.7% of students at Jayton Schools are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jayton Schools?
The largest demographic group at Jayton Schools is White at 74.6% of enrollment, in Jayton, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Jayton Schools?
Jayton Schools has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (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 Jayton Schools a good school?
Jayton Schools earns 70/100 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 Jayton-Girard Isd?
None reported; Jayton-Girard Isd operates only Jayton Schools as a public school district in NCES's records.
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