Enrollment
275
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Kennard, TX
Kennard Isd
Federal NCES profile for Kennard Isd, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482547002836
👥 S:T ratio 48
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 45
📋 Attendance 55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Kennard Isd earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 13.1:1
- students per teacher
- 63.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 275
- students enrolled
Kennard Isd has class sizes near the Texas median. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13.1:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-11% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
63.2%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+2% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Kennard Isd compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Kennard Isd
Kennard Isd is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Kennard, Texas, enrolling 275 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 13.1:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 63.2% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 275 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 763 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #221.
Its student body is led by White (71%) and African American (16%) (diversity index 46/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 275 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
17.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 24.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Kennard Isd operates only this one school, so Kennard Isd 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 Kennard Isd compares
Kennard Isd on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 13.1:1 | ▼ 11% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 63.2% | ▲ 2% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 275 | top 78% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
13.1:1
Leaner classes than 66% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
275
Bigger than 29% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
63.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 2% 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
13.1:1
students per teacher
- 11% below state mean
Top 35% in Texas - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
17.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$13,951
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 275 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
34
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.9 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 71.3%
African American 16.4%
Hispanic or Latino 6.9%
Two or More 5.5%
Largest group: White at 71.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 45.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 45.7, Kennard Isd is about as mixed as the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kennard Isd, which includes Kennard Isd.
$13,951
Per student
+2%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 29.0%
State 46.3%
Federal 24.8%
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 (~275 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~13.1:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Kennard Isd
How many students attend Kennard Isd?
Kennard Isd has 275 students enrolled. It is a public school in Kennard, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kennard Isd?
The student-teacher ratio at Kennard Isd is 13.1:1, which is 11% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 17% 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 Kennard Isd?
63.2% of students at Kennard Isd are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kennard Isd?
The largest demographic group at Kennard Isd is White at 71.3% of enrollment, in Kennard, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Kennard Isd?
Kennard Isd has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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 Kennard Isd a good school?
Kennard Isd earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median. 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 Kennard Isd?
None reported; Kennard Isd operates only Kennard Isd as a public school district in NCES's records.
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