Enrollment
141
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Loraine, TX
Loraine School
Federal NCES profile for Loraine School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482817003156
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 72
📋 Attendance 26
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Loraine School earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 59
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 59.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 141
- students enrolled
Loraine School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
59.3%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-4% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Loraine School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Loraine School
Loraine School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Loraine, Texas, enrolling 141 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.8:1, Loraine School is leaner than roughly 96% of Texas schools and 47% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 59.3% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 141 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 90% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 317 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #125.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (60%) and White (36%) (diversity index 51/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 141 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 29.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Loraine Isd spends $19,941 per pupil, 46% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Loraine Isd operates only this one school, so Loraine 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 Loraine School compares
Loraine 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 | 7.8:1 | ▼ 47% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 59.3% | ▼ 4% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 141 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
141
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
59.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 4% 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
7.8:1
students per teacher
- 47% 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
29.8%
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
$19,941
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 141 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.6 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 60.3%
White 35.5%
Two or More 2.8%
African American 1.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 60.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 50.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 50.9, Loraine School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Loraine Isd, which includes Loraine School.
$19,941
Per student
+46%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 69.9%
State 15.3%
Federal 14.8%
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 (~141 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Loraine School
How many students attend Loraine School?
Loraine School has 141 students enrolled. It is a public school in Loraine, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loraine School?
The student-teacher ratio at Loraine School is 7.8:1, which is 47% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 50% 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 Loraine School?
59.3% of students at Loraine School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Loraine School?
The largest demographic group at Loraine School is Hispanic or Latino at 60.3% of enrollment, in Loraine, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.9/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Loraine School?
Loraine School has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (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 Loraine School a good school?
Loraine School earns 59/100 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 Loraine Isd?
None reported; Loraine Isd operates only Loraine School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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