Enrollment
179
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Matador, TX
Motley County School
Federal NCES profile for Motley County School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483150003526
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 81
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Motley County School earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Texas schools.
- 70
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.5:1
- small classes for Texas
- 62.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 179
- students enrolled
Motley County School has class sizes smaller than 87% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Motley County Isd · Texas
NCES ID 483150003526 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.5:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
62.0%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+0% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Motley County School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Motley County School
Motley County School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Matador, Texas, enrolling 179 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.5:1, Motley County School is leaner than roughly 87% of Texas schools and 29% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 62.0% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 179 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 462 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #23, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (68%) and Hispanic or Latino (30%) (diversity index 45/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 7.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Motley County Isd spends $24,006 per pupil, 76% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 19.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Motley County Isd operates only this one school, so Motley County 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 Motley County School compares
Motley County 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 | 10.5:1 | ▼ 29% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 62.0% | ▲ 0% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 179 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
179
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
62.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 0% 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
10.5:1
students per teacher
- 29% below state mean
Top 13% in Texas - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
7.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$24,006
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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
White 68.2%
Hispanic or Latino 29.6%
African American 1.1%
Two or More 1.1%
Largest group: White at 68.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 44.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 44.7, Motley County School is about as mixed as the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Motley County Isd, which includes Motley County School.
$24,006
Per student
+76%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+45%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 41.3%
State 39.1%
Federal 19.6%
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 (~179 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Motley County School
How many students attend Motley County School?
Motley County School has 179 students enrolled. It is a public school in Matador, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Motley County School?
The student-teacher ratio at Motley County School is 10.5:1, which is 29% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 33% 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 Motley County School?
62.0% of students at Motley County School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Motley County School?
The largest demographic group at Motley County School is White at 68.2% of enrollment, in Matador, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Motley County School?
Motley County School has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (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 Motley County School a good school?
Motley County School earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% 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 Motley County Isd?
None reported; Motley County Isd operates only Motley County School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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