Enrollment
343
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Leakey, TX
Leakey School
Federal NCES profile for Leakey School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482700003040
👥 S:T ratio 53
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 31
📋 Attendance 27
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Leakey School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Texas schools.
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 44.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 343
- students enrolled
Leakey School has class sizes smaller than 78% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
29.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-20% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
44.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-28% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Leakey School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Leakey School
Leakey School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Leakey, Texas, enrolling 343 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 44.6% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 343 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Among 837 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #612, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (62%) and Hispanic or Latino (32%) (diversity index 50/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 343 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 29.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 16.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Leakey Isd operates only this one school, so Leakey 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 Leakey School compares
Leakey 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 | 11.8:1 | ▼ 20% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 44.6% | ▼ 28% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 343 | top 70% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
343
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
44.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 28% 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
11.8:1
students per teacher
- 20% below state mean
Top 22% in Texas - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
29.4%
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
$13,672
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 343 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
39
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 11.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.5 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 62.4%
Hispanic or Latino 32.4%
Two or More 5.0%
African American 0.3%
Largest group: White at 62.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 50.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 50.3, Leakey School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Leakey Isd, which includes Leakey School.
$13,672
Per student
+0%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.3%
State 10.1%
Federal 16.6%
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 (~343 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Leakey School
How many students attend Leakey School?
Leakey School has 343 students enrolled. It is a public school in Leakey, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leakey School?
The student-teacher ratio at Leakey School is 11.8:1, which is 20% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 25% 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 Leakey School?
44.6% of students at Leakey School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Leakey School?
The largest demographic group at Leakey School is White at 62.4% of enrollment, in Leakey, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Leakey School?
Leakey School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (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 Leakey School a good school?
Leakey School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% 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 Leakey Isd?
None reported; Leakey Isd operates only Leakey School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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