Enrollment
129
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Wheeler, TX
Kelton School
Federal NCES profile for Kelton School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482529005755
👥 S:T ratio 73
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 52
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Kelton School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools.
- 65
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 54.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 129
- students enrolled
Kelton School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-54% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
54.9%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-11% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Kelton School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Kelton School
Kelton School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Wheeler, Texas, enrolling 129 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.8:1, Kelton School is leaner than roughly 97% of Texas schools and 54% 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 54.9% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 129 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 284 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #64.
Its student body is led by White (67%) and Hispanic or Latino (16%) (diversity index 51/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Kelton Isd spends $17,489 per pupil, 28% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Kelton Isd operates only this one school, so Kelton School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 129 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 Kelton School compares
Kelton 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 | 6.8:1 | ▼ 54% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 54.9% | ▼ 11% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 129 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.8:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
129
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
54.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 11% 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
6.8:1
students per teacher
- 54% below state mean
Top 3% in Texas - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$17,489
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
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
White 67.4%
Hispanic or Latino 15.5%
Two or More 7.8%
African American 6.2%
Asian 3.1%
Largest group: White at 67.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 51.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 51.1, Kelton School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kelton Isd, which includes Kelton School.
$17,489
Per student
+28%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 72.5%
State 17.0%
Federal 10.4%
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 (~129 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Kelton School
How many students attend Kelton School?
Kelton School has 129 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wheeler, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kelton School?
The student-teacher ratio at Kelton School is 6.8:1, which is 54% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 57% 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 Kelton School?
54.9% of students at Kelton School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kelton School?
The largest demographic group at Kelton School is White at 67.4% of enrollment, in Wheeler, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Kelton School?
Kelton School has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (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 Kelton School a good school?
Kelton School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% 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 Kelton Isd?
None reported; Kelton Isd operates only Kelton School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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