Enrollment
253
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · O'donnell, TX
O'donnell School
Federal NCES profile for O'donnell School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483339003748
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
O'donnell School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools.
- 52
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.4:1
- small classes for Texas
- 65.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 253
- students enrolled
O'donnell School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: O'donnell Isd · Texas
NCES ID 483339003748 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.4:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-50% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
65.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+6% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How O'donnell School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at O'donnell School
O'donnell School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in O'donnell, Texas, enrolling 253 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.4:1, O'donnell 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.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 65.6% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 253 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 700 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #299.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (67%) and White (32%) (diversity index 45/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 633 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
13.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding O'donnell Isd spends $18,216 per pupil, 34% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 20.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
O'donnell Isd operates only this one school, so O'donnell 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 O'donnell School compares
O'donnell 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 | 7.4:1 | ▼ 50% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 65.6% | ▲ 6% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 253 | top 80% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.4:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
253
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
65.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 6% 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
7.4:1
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
13.0%
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
$18,216
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
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
18
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.3 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 66.8%
White 32.4%
Two or More 0.8%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 66.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 44.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 44.9, O'donnell 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 O'donnell Isd, which includes O'donnell School.
$18,216
Per student
+34%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.1%
State 48.8%
Federal 20.1%
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 (~253 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about O'donnell School
How many students attend O'donnell School?
O'donnell School has 253 students enrolled. It is a public school in O'donnell, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O'donnell School?
The student-teacher ratio at O'donnell School is 7.4:1, which is 50% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 53% 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 O'donnell School?
65.6% of students at O'donnell School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of O'donnell School?
The largest demographic group at O'donnell School is Hispanic or Latino at 66.8% of enrollment, in O'donnell, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for O'donnell School?
O'donnell School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (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 O'donnell School a good school?
O'donnell School earns 52/100 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 O'donnell Isd?
None reported; O'donnell Isd operates only O'donnell School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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