Enrollment
115
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Moran, TX
Moran School
Federal NCES profile for Moran School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483132003518
👥 S:T ratio 71
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 7
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Moran School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.2:1
- small classes for Texas
- 83.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 115
- students enrolled
Moran School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.2:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-51% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
83.0%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+34% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Moran School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Moran School
Moran School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Moran, Texas, enrolling 115 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.2:1, Moran School is leaner than roughly 97% of Texas schools and 51% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 83.0% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Texas schools, with 115 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 241 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #136.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 37.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Moran Isd spends $18,026 per pupil, 32% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 17.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Moran Isd operates only this one school, so Moran School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 115 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Texas's single-school districts.
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 Moran School compares
Moran 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 | 7.2:1 | ▼ 51% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 83.0% | ▲ 34% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 115 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.2:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
115
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
83.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 34% 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
7.2:1
students per teacher
- 51% 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
37.4%
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
$18,026
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.2 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 87.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
Two or More 2.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.9%
Largest group: White at 87.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 22.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 22.1, Moran School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Moran Isd, which includes Moran School.
$18,026
Per student
+32%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+9%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 20.6%
State 62.3%
Federal 17.1%
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 (~115 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Moran School
How many students attend Moran School?
Moran School has 115 students enrolled. It is a public school in Moran, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Moran School?
The student-teacher ratio at Moran School is 7.2:1, which is 51% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 54% 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 Moran School?
83.0% of students at Moran School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Moran School?
The largest demographic group at Moran School is White at 87.8% of enrollment, in Moran, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Moran School?
Moran School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (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 Moran School a good school?
Moran School earns 49/100 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 Moran Isd?
None reported; Moran Isd operates only Moran School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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