Enrollment
116
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Nordheim, TX
Nordheim School
Federal NCES profile for Nordheim School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 67/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483288003624
👥 S:T ratio 71
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 54
📋 Attendance 72
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Nordheim School earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools.
- 67
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.3:1
- small classes for Texas
- 39.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 116
- students enrolled
Nordheim 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
7.3:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-50% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
39.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-36% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Nordheim School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Nordheim School
Nordheim School is a small combined-grade school in Nordheim, Texas, enrolling 116 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.3:1, Nordheim School is leaner than roughly 97% of Texas schools and 50% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 39.7% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Texas schools, with 116 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 146 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #30.
Its student body is led by White (50%) and Hispanic or Latino (46%) (diversity index 54/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 232 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
11.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Nordheim Isd spends $17,812 per pupil, 31% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Nordheim Isd operates only this one school, so Nordheim School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 116 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 Nordheim School compares
Nordheim 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 | 7.3:1 | ▼ 50% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 39.7% | ▼ 36% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 116 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.3:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
116
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
39.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 36% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
7.3:1
students per teacher
- 50% 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
11.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$17,812
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.8 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 50.0%
Hispanic or Latino 45.7%
Two or More 2.6%
African American 1.7%
Largest group: White at 50.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 54.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 54.0, Nordheim School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Nordheim Isd, which includes Nordheim School.
$17,812
Per student
+31%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 82.9%
State 4.4%
Federal 12.7%
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 (~116 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Nordheim School
How many students attend Nordheim School?
Nordheim School has 116 students enrolled. It is a public school in Nordheim, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nordheim School?
The student-teacher ratio at Nordheim School is 7.3:1, which is 50% 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 Nordheim School?
39.7% of students at Nordheim School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Nordheim School?
The largest demographic group at Nordheim School is White at 50.0% of enrollment, in Nordheim, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Nordheim School?
Nordheim School has a Resource Investment Index of 67/100 (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 Nordheim School a good school?
Nordheim School earns 67/100 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 Nordheim Isd?
None reported; Nordheim Isd operates only Nordheim School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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