Enrollment
163
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Montague, TX
Montague El
Federal NCES profile for Montague El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483120003510
👥 S:T ratio 35
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 86
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Montague El earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of Texas schools.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 16.3:1
- large classes for Texas
- 43.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 163
- students enrolled
Montague El has class sizes larger than 74% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
16.3:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
+11% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
43.0%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-31% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Montague El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Montague El
Montague El is a small combined-grade school in Montague, Texas, enrolling 163 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.3:1 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 43.0% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 163 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.
Against 325 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #69.
Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 5.5% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 16.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Montague Isd operates only this one school, so Montague El 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 Montague El compares
Montague El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 16.3:1 | ▲ 11% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 43.0% | ▼ 31% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 163 | top 87% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
16.3:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
163
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
43.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 31% 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
16.3:1
students per teacher
- 11% above state mean
Top 74% in Texas - lower ratio than 26% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
5.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$13,115
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.7 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
White 83.4%
Hispanic or Latino 11.7%
Two or More 3.1%
Asian 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Largest group: White at 83.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 29.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 29.0, Montague El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Montague Isd, which includes Montague El.
$13,115
Per student
-4%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 20.2%
State 63.4%
Federal 16.5%
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 (~163 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Montague El
How many students attend Montague El?
Montague El has 163 students enrolled. It is a public school in Montague, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Montague El?
The student-teacher ratio at Montague El is 16.3:1, which is 11% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Montague El?
43.0% of students at Montague El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Montague El?
The largest demographic group at Montague El is White at 83.4% of enrollment, in Montague, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Montague El?
Montague El has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Montague El a good school?
Montague El earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% 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 Montague Isd?
None reported; Montague Isd operates only Montague El as a public school district in NCES's records.
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