Enrollment
156
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Paducah, TX
Paducah School
Federal NCES profile for Paducah School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483390003775
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 69
📋 Attendance 42
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Paducah School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Texas schools.
- 61
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.2:1
- small classes for Texas
- 70.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 156
- students enrolled
Paducah School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.2:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-37% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
70.9%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+15% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Paducah School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Paducah School
Paducah School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Paducah, Texas, enrolling 156 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.2:1, Paducah School is leaner than roughly 93% of Texas schools and 37% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 70.9% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 156 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 373 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #93.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (44%) and White (42%) (diversity index 62/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 156 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Paducah Isd spends $19,745 per pupil, 45% 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.
Paducah Isd operates only this one school, so Paducah 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 Paducah School compares
Paducah 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 | 9.2:1 | ▼ 37% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 70.9% | ▲ 15% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 156 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
156
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
70.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 15% 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
9.2:1
students per teacher
- 37% below state mean
Top 7% in Texas - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,745
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 156 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.8 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
Hispanic or Latino 43.6%
White 41.7%
African American 11.5%
Two or More 2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 43.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 62.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 62.2, Paducah School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Paducah Isd, which includes Paducah School.
$19,745
Per student
+45%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+19%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.3%
State 30.7%
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 (~156 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Paducah School
How many students attend Paducah School?
Paducah School has 156 students enrolled. It is a public school in Paducah, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paducah School?
The student-teacher ratio at Paducah School is 9.2:1, which is 37% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 41% 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 Paducah School?
70.9% of students at Paducah School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Paducah School?
The largest demographic group at Paducah School is Hispanic or Latino at 43.6% of enrollment, in Paducah, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Paducah School?
Paducah School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (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 Paducah School a good school?
Paducah School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% 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 Paducah Isd?
None reported; Paducah Isd operates only Paducah School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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