Enrollment
368
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Morton, TX
Morton School
Federal NCES profile for Morton School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483147003523
👥 S:T ratio 55
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 52
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Morton School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of Texas schools.
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.2:1
- small classes for Texas
- 80.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 368
- students enrolled
Morton School has class sizes smaller than 83% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
33.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.2:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-24% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
80.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+30% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Morton School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Morton School
Morton School is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Morton, Texas, enrolling 368 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 80.5% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 368 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 1,564 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #448.
Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.3% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Morton Isd spends $17,665 per pupil, 29% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 30.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Morton Isd operates only this one school, so Morton 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 Morton School compares
Morton 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 | 11.2:1 | ▼ 24% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 80.5% | ▲ 30% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 368 | top 68% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
368
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
80.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 30% 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
11.2:1
students per teacher
- 24% below state mean
Top 17% in Texas - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$17,665
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
66
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 17.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.9 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 88.9%
White 9.8%
African American 1.1%
Two or More 0.3%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 88.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 20.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 20.0, Morton School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Morton Isd, which includes Morton School.
$17,665
Per student
+29%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 10.3%
State 59.7%
Federal 30.0%
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.
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 (~368 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Morton School
How many students attend Morton School?
Morton School has 368 students enrolled. It is a public school in Morton, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morton School?
The student-teacher ratio at Morton School is 11.2:1, which is 24% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 29% 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 Morton School?
80.5% of students at Morton School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Morton School?
The largest demographic group at Morton School is Hispanic or Latino at 88.9% of enrollment, in Morton, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Morton School?
Morton School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Morton School a good school?
Morton School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% 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 Morton Isd?
None reported; Morton Isd operates only Morton School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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