Enrollment
280
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Tilden, TX
Mcmullen County School
Federal NCES profile for Mcmullen County School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482994003368
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 44
📋 Attendance 84
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mcmullen County School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- small classes for Texas
- 280
- students enrolled
Mcmullen County School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Mcmullen County Isd · Texas
NCES ID 482994003368 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
27.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-29% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mcmullen County School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mcmullen County School
Mcmullen County School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Tilden, Texas, enrolling 280 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.4:1, Mcmullen County School is leaner than roughly 88% of Texas schools and 29% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 280 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (57%) and Hispanic or Latino (42%) (diversity index 50/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 280 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance holds up well here: only 6.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Mcmullen County Isd spends $22,671 per pupil, 66% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Mcmullen County Isd operates only this one school, so Mcmullen County 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 Mcmullen County School compares
Mcmullen County 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 | 10.4:1 | ▼ 29% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 280 | top 77% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
280
Bigger than 29% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 29% below state mean
Top 12% in Texas - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
6.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$22,671
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 280 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
24
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.6 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
White 56.8%
Hispanic or Latino 42.1%
Two or More 0.7%
Asian 0.4%
Largest group: White at 56.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 50.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 50.0, Mcmullen County School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mcmullen County Isd, which includes Mcmullen County School.
$22,671
Per student
+66%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 88.1%
State 10.8%
Federal 1.1%
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.
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 (~280 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Mcmullen County School
How many students attend Mcmullen County School?
Mcmullen County School has 280 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tilden, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mcmullen County School?
The student-teacher ratio at Mcmullen County School is 10.4:1, which is 29% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mcmullen County School?
The largest demographic group at Mcmullen County School is White at 56.8% of enrollment, in Tilden, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mcmullen County School?
Mcmullen County School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (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 Mcmullen County School a good school?
Mcmullen County School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% 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 Mcmullen County Isd?
None reported; Mcmullen County Isd operates only Mcmullen County School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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