Other / mixed grade configuration · Lefors, TX

Lefors School

Federal NCES profile for Lefors School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482709003047
0/100100/10063/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lefors School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Texas schools.

63
Resource Index · Higher
9.6:1
small classes for Texas
56.7%
free-lunch eligible
173
students enrolled

Lefors School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+1 students YoY

Lefors School held near 188 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 18.4 → 21.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 482709003047 · Lefors, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD

173 enr · 9.6:1 · 56.7% lunch · RII 63

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Lefors School held near 188 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE added 18.4 → 21.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Lefors School compares

Lefors School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.6:1 ▼ 35% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 56.7% ▼ 8% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 173 top 86% - -

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

9.6:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
173
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
56.7%
free-lunch eligible - 8% 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
9.6:1
students per teacher - 35% below state mean
Top 9% in Texas - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$15,176
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $14,348
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 79.8%
Hispanic or Latino 16.2%
Two or More 2.3%
Asian 1.7%

Largest group: White at 79.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 33.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 33.6, Lefors School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Lefors Isd reports $15,176 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Lefors School

How many students attend Lefors School?

Lefors School has 173 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lefors, TX. CCD year-over-year: 187 (2022-23) → 188 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lefors School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lefors School is 9.6:1, which is 35% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 39% 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 Lefors School?

56.7% of students at Lefors School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lefors School?

The largest demographic group at Lefors School is White at 79.8% of enrollment, in Lefors, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lefors School?

Lefors School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Lefors Isd?

None reported; Lefors Isd operates only Lefors School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.