Enrollment
195
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Knox City, TX
Knox City School
Federal NCES profile for Knox City School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482587005526
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 61
📋 Attendance 32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Knox City School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 48
- Resource Index · Typical
- 7.5:1
- small classes for Texas
- 65.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 195
- students enrolled
Knox City School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Knox City-O'brien Cisd · Texas
NCES ID 482587005526 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
26.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.5:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-49% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
65.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+6% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Knox City School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Knox City School
Knox City School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Knox City, Texas, enrolling 195 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.5:1, Knox City School is leaner than roughly 96% of Texas schools and 49% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 65.6% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 195 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 507 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #338.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (48%) and White (46%) (diversity index 55/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 195 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Knox City-O'brien Cisd spends $17,925 per pupil, 31% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 22.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Knox City-O'brien Cisd operates only this one school, so Knox City School 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 Knox City School compares
Knox City 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 | 7.5:1 | ▼ 49% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 65.6% | ▲ 6% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 195 | top 85% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.5:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
195
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
65.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 6% 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
7.5:1
students per teacher
- 49% 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
27.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,925
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 195 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.7 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 48.2%
White 46.2%
African American 2.1%
Two or More 2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian 0.5%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 48.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 55.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 55.3, Knox City School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Knox City-O'brien Cisd, which includes Knox City School.
$17,925
Per student
+31%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 21.7%
State 55.8%
Federal 22.6%
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 (~195 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Knox City School
How many students attend Knox City School?
Knox City School has 195 students enrolled. It is a public school in Knox City, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Knox City School?
The student-teacher ratio at Knox City School is 7.5:1, which is 49% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 52% 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 Knox City School?
65.6% of students at Knox City School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Knox City School?
The largest demographic group at Knox City School is Hispanic or Latino at 48.2% of enrollment, in Knox City, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Knox City School?
Knox City School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (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).
Is Knox City School a good school?
Knox City School earns 48/100 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 Knox City-O'brien Cisd?
None reported; Knox City-O'brien Cisd operates only Knox City School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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