High school (grades 9-12) · Monahans, TX

Monahans Ed Ctr

Federal NCES profile for Monahans Ed Ctr, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 483117007746
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
84
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
94
📋 Attendance
69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Monahans Ed Ctr earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas.

#1 of 6
public schools in Monahans · Resource Index
57
Resource Index · Higher
4:1
small classes for Texas
70.0%
free-lunch eligible

Monahans Ed Ctr has class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Monahans Ed Ctr ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Monahans, TX.

Enrollment

8

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

4:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-73% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

70.0%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+13% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Monahans Ed Ctr compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than 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 Monahans Ed Ctr

Monahans Ed Ctr is a higher-need, small high school in Monahans, Texas, enrolling 8 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 4:1, Monahans Ed Ctr is leaner than roughly 99% of Texas schools and 73% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 70.0% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Texas schools, with 8 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (75%) and White (25%) (diversity index 38/100).

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

Counselor coverage is strong, about 32 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

12.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Discipline events run high: 2 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 8 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Isd also operates Parkway El (646 students) and Monahans H S (624 students) alongside Monahans Ed Ctr.

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 Monahans Ed Ctr compares

Monahans Ed Ctr on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 4:1 ▼ 73% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 70.0% ▲ 13% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 8 top 97% - -

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

4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
8
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
70.0%
free-lunch eligible - 13% 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
4:1
students per teacher - 73% below state mean
Top 1% in Texas - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$12,816
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
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 25.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 25.0 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 75.0%
White 25.0%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 75.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 37.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 37.5, Monahans Ed Ctr is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Isd, which includes Monahans Ed Ctr.

$12,816
Per student
-6%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-23%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.7%
State 14.4%
Federal 12.0%

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 Monahans Ed Ctr Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Parkway El Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Monahans H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Tatom El Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Walker J H Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
George Cullender Kind Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Monahans Ed Ctr's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Monahans-Wickett-Pyote 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 Monahans Ed Ctr'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 Monahans Ed Ctr

How many students attend Monahans Ed Ctr?

Monahans Ed Ctr has 8 students enrolled. It is a high school in Monahans, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Monahans Ed Ctr?

The student-teacher ratio at Monahans Ed Ctr is 4:1, which is 73% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 75% 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 Monahans Ed Ctr?

70.0% of students at Monahans Ed Ctr are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Monahans Ed Ctr?

The largest demographic group at Monahans Ed Ctr is Hispanic or Latino at 75.0% of enrollment, in Monahans, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Monahans Ed Ctr?

Monahans Ed Ctr has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (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 Monahans Ed Ctr rank among public schools in Monahans?

By Resource Investment Index, Monahans Ed Ctr ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Monahans, 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 Monahans on the city page.

Is Monahans Ed Ctr a good school?

Monahans Ed Ctr earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas. 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 Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Isd?

Besides Monahans Ed Ctr, Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Isd also operates Parkway El (646 students), Monahans H S (624 students), and Tatom El (326 students). See the Monahans-Wickett-Pyote 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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