Enrollment
243
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Medina, TX
Medina School
Federal NCES profile for Medina School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483003003372
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 51
📋 Attendance 33
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Medina School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.9:1
- small classes for Texas
- 59.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 243
- students enrolled
Medina School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
35.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.9:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-53% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
59.3%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-4% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Medina School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Medina School
Medina School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Medina, Texas, enrolling 243 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.9:1, Medina School is leaner than roughly 97% of Texas schools and 53% 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 243 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 662 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #184.
Its student body is led by White (68%) and Hispanic or Latino (26%) (diversity index 47/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 243 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 26.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Medina Isd spends $18,277 per pupil, 34% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 16.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Medina Isd operates only this one school, so Medina 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 Medina School compares
Medina 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 | 6.9:1 | ▼ 53% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 59.3% | ▼ 4% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 243 | top 81% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.9:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
243
Bigger than 24% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
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
6.9:1
students per teacher
- 53% below state mean
Top 3% in Texas - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.7%
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
$18,277
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 243 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
23
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.4 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 67.5%
Hispanic or Latino 26.3%
African American 4.5%
Two or More 1.6%
Largest group: White at 67.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 47.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 47.3, Medina School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Medina Isd, which includes Medina School.
$18,277
Per student
+34%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 67.1%
State 16.6%
Federal 16.3%
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 (~243 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Medina School
How many students attend Medina School?
Medina School has 243 students enrolled. It is a public school in Medina, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Medina School?
The student-teacher ratio at Medina School is 6.9:1, which is 53% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 56% 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 Medina School?
59.3% of students at Medina School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Medina School?
The largest demographic group at Medina School is White at 67.5% of enrollment, in Medina, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Medina School?
Medina School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (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 Medina School a good school?
Medina School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% 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 Medina Isd?
None reported; Medina Isd operates only Medina School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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