Enrollment
111
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Haskell, TX
Paint Creek School
Federal NCES profile for Paint Creek School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 73/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483396003777
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 78
📋 Attendance 75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Paint Creek School earns 73/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools.
- #1 of 4
- public schools in Haskell · Resource Index
- 73
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.4:1
- small classes for Texas
- 62.0%
- free-lunch eligible
Paint Creek School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Paint Creek School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Haskell, TX.
School address
District: Paint Creek Isd · Texas
NCES ID 483396003777 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
15.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.4:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-50% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
62.0%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+0% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Paint Creek School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Paint Creek School
Paint Creek School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Haskell, Texas, enrolling 111 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.4:1, Paint Creek 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 62.0% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Texas schools, with 111 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 242 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #12, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (50%) and Hispanic or Latino (43%) (diversity index 57/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 111 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 9.9% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Paint Creek Isd spends $25,621 per pupil, 88% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Paint Creek Isd operates only this one school, so Paint Creek School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 111 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 Paint Creek School compares
Paint Creek 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 | 62.0% | ▲ 0% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 111 | top 91% | - | - |
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.
111
Bigger than 11% 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
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
9.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$25,621
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 111 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 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 49.5%
Hispanic or Latino 43.2%
African American 4.5%
Two or More 2.7%
Largest group: White at 49.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 56.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 56.6, Paint Creek School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Paint Creek Isd, which includes Paint Creek School.
$25,621
Per student
+88%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+54%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.7%
State 23.3%
Federal 12.9%
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 (~111 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Paint Creek School
How many students attend Paint Creek School?
Paint Creek School has 111 students enrolled. It is a public school in Haskell, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paint Creek School?
The student-teacher ratio at Paint Creek 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 Paint Creek School?
62.0% of students at Paint Creek School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Paint Creek School?
The largest demographic group at Paint Creek School is White at 49.5% of enrollment, in Haskell, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.6/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Paint Creek School?
Paint Creek School has a Resource Investment Index of 73/100 (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).
How does Paint Creek School rank among public schools in Haskell?
By Resource Investment Index, Paint Creek School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Haskell, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Haskell on the city page.
Is Paint Creek School a good school?
Paint Creek School earns 73/100 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 Paint Creek Isd?
None reported; Paint Creek Isd operates only Paint Creek School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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