Enrollment
343
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · New Home, TX
New Home School
Federal NCES profile for New Home School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483249003605
👥 S:T ratio 74
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 31
📋 Attendance 83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
New Home School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.6:1
- small classes for Texas
- 11.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 343
- students enrolled
New Home School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
52.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-55% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
11.0%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-82% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How New Home School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at New Home School
New Home School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in New Home, Texas, enrolling 343 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.6:1, New Home School is leaner than roughly 97% of Texas schools and 55% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 11.0% free-meal eligibility runs 82% below the Texas average.
Enrollment of 343 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.
Among 174 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #11, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (75%) and Hispanic or Latino (22%) (diversity index 39/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 343 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance holds up well here: only 7.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding New Home Isd spends $10,592 per pupil, 22% below the Texas average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
New Home Isd operates only this one school, so New Home 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 New Home School compares
New Home 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 | 6.6:1 | ▼ 55% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 11.0% | ▼ 82% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 343 | top 70% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.6:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
343
Bigger than 39% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
11.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 82% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
6.6:1
students per teacher
- 55% 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
7.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$10,592
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 343 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 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 75.2%
Hispanic or Latino 21.9%
Two or More 2.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: White at 75.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 38.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 38.6, New Home School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for New Home Isd, which includes New Home School.
$10,592
Per student
-22%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.9%
State 59.8%
Federal 8.3%
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 (~343 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about New Home School
How many students attend New Home School?
New Home School has 343 students enrolled. It is a public school in New Home, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Home School?
The student-teacher ratio at New Home School is 6.6:1, which is 55% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 58% 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 New Home School?
11.0% of students at New Home School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of New Home School?
The largest demographic group at New Home School is White at 75.2% of enrollment, in New Home, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for New Home School?
New Home School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is New Home School a good school?
New Home School earns 64/100 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 New Home Isd?
None reported; New Home Isd operates only New Home School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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