High school (grades 9-12) · Manor, TX

Manor Excel Academy

Federal NCES profile for Manor Excel Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 482889007141
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
85
📋 Attendance
98
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Manor Excel Academy earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 73% of Texas schools.

#1 of 11
public schools in Manor · Resource Index
60
Resource Index · Higher
16.2:1
large classes for Texas
72.6%
free-lunch eligible

Manor Excel Academy has class sizes larger than 73% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Manor Excel Academy ranks #1 of 11 public schools in Manor, TX.

School address

Enrollment

146

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.2:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

+10% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

72.6%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Manor Excel Academy compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Manor Excel Academy

Manor Excel Academy is a higher-need, small high school in Manor, Texas, enrolling 146 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.2:1 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 72.6% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 146 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 347 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #22, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (68%) and African American (21%) (diversity index 49/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 73 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 0.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Its district draws 15.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Manor Isd also operates Manor H S (2,422 students) and Manor New Technology Middle (744 students) alongside Manor Excel Academy.

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 Manor Excel Academy compares

Manor Excel Academy on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.2:1 ▲ 10% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 72.6% ▲ 17% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 146 top 88% - -

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

16.2:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
146
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
72.6%
free-lunch eligible - 17% 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
16.2:1
students per teacher - 10% above state mean
Top 73% in Texas - lower ratio than 27% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
0.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$11,480
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 73 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 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 67.8%
African American 20.5%
Two or More 4.8%
White 4.1%
Asian 2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 67.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.4, Manor Excel Academy is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Manor Isd, which includes Manor Excel Academy.

$11,480
Per student
-16%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 67.1%
State 17.9%
Federal 15.1%

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.

How Manor Excel Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Manor H S Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Manor New Technology Middle Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Manor New Technology High Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lagos El Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Shadowglen El Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Manor Excel Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Manor Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Manor Excel Academy's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Manor Excel Academy

How many students attend Manor Excel Academy?

Manor Excel Academy has 146 students enrolled. It is a high school in Manor, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Manor Excel Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Manor Excel Academy is 16.2:1, which is 10% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Manor Excel Academy?

72.6% of students at Manor Excel Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Manor Excel Academy?

The largest demographic group at Manor Excel Academy is Hispanic or Latino at 67.8% of enrollment, in Manor, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Manor Excel Academy?

Manor Excel Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Manor Excel Academy rank among public schools in Manor?

By Resource Investment Index, Manor Excel Academy ranks #1 of 11 public schools in Manor, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Manor on the city page.

Is Manor Excel Academy a good school?

Manor Excel Academy earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 73% 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 Manor Isd?

Besides Manor Excel Academy, Manor Isd also operates Manor H S (2,422 students), Manor New Technology Middle (744 students), and Manor New Technology High (640 students). See the Manor Isd district page for the complete list.

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

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