Other / mixed grade configuration · Jourdanton, TX

Jourdanton Daep

Federal NCES profile for Jourdanton Daep, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 77/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482496012836
0/100100/10077/100
👥 S:T ratio
84
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jourdanton Daep earns 77/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas.

#1 of 5
schools in Jourdanton · Resource Index
77
Resource Index · Higher
4:1
small classes for Texas
72.7%
free-lunch eligible

Jourdanton Daep has class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Jourdanton Daep ranks #1 of 5 schools in Jourdanton, TX.

School address

Enrollment

8

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

4:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-73% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

72.7%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Jourdanton Daep compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Jourdanton Daep

Jourdanton Daep is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Jourdanton, Texas, enrolling 8 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 4:1, Jourdanton Daep is leaner than roughly 99% of Texas schools and 73% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 72.7% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Texas schools, with 8 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.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).

Jourdanton Isd also operates Jourdanton H S (471 students) and Jourdanton El (434 students) alongside Jourdanton Daep.

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 Jourdanton Daep compares

Jourdanton Daep on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 4:1 ▼ 73% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 72.7% ▲ 17% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 8 top 97% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
8
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
72.7%
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
4:1
students per teacher - 73% below state mean
Top 1% in Texas - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$12,041
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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

Hispanic or Latino 87.5%
White 12.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 87.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 21.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 21.9, Jourdanton Daep is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Jourdanton Isd, which includes Jourdanton Daep.

$12,041
Per student
-12%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 50.1%
State 36.5%
Federal 13.3%

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.

How Jourdanton Daep Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Jourdanton H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jourdanton El Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jourdanton J H Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jourdanton Ecc Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Jourdanton Daep's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Jourdanton Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Jourdanton Daep'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.

Frequently asked questions about Jourdanton Daep

How many students attend Jourdanton Daep?

Jourdanton Daep has 8 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Jourdanton, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jourdanton Daep?

The student-teacher ratio at Jourdanton Daep is 4:1, which is 73% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 75% 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 Jourdanton Daep?

72.7% of students at Jourdanton Daep are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jourdanton Daep?

The largest demographic group at Jourdanton Daep is Hispanic or Latino at 87.5% of enrollment, in Jourdanton, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jourdanton Daep?

Jourdanton Daep has a Resource Investment Index of 77/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Jourdanton Daep rank among schools in Jourdanton?

By Resource Investment Index, Jourdanton Daep ranks #1 of 5 schools in Jourdanton, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Jourdanton on the city page.

Is Jourdanton Daep a good school?

Jourdanton Daep earns 77/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas. 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 Jourdanton Isd?

Besides Jourdanton Daep, Jourdanton Isd also operates Jourdanton H S (471 students), Jourdanton El (434 students), and Jourdanton J H (362 students). See the Jourdanton Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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.