Enrollment
94
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Palo Pinto, TX
Palo Pinto El
Federal NCES profile for Palo Pinto El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 69/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483414003795
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 76
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Palo Pinto El earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools.
- 69
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.4:1
- small classes for Texas
- 53.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 94
- students enrolled
Palo Pinto El has class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Palo Pinto Isd · Texas
NCES ID 483414003795 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.4:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-36% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
53.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-13% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Palo Pinto El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Palo Pinto El
Palo Pinto El is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Palo Pinto, Texas, enrolling 94 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.4:1, Palo Pinto El is leaner than roughly 92% of Texas schools and 36% 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 53.6% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Texas schools, with 94 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 150 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #17.
Its student body is predominantly White (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 32/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 9.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Palo Pinto Isd spends $19,202 per pupil, 41% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Palo Pinto Isd operates only this one school, so Palo Pinto El has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 94 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 Palo Pinto El compares
Palo Pinto El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.4:1 | ▼ 36% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 53.6% | ▼ 13% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 94 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.4:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
94
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
53.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 13% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.4:1
students per teacher
- 36% below state mean
Top 8% in Texas - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$19,202
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.5 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 80.9%
Hispanic or Latino 16.0%
Two or More 3.2%
Largest group: White at 80.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 31.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 31.9, Palo Pinto El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Palo Pinto Isd, which includes Palo Pinto El.
$19,202
Per student
+41%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 79.1%
State 5.3%
Federal 15.6%
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 (~94 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Palo Pinto El
How many students attend Palo Pinto El?
Palo Pinto El has 94 students enrolled. It is a public school in Palo Pinto, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Palo Pinto El?
The student-teacher ratio at Palo Pinto El is 9.4:1, which is 36% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 40% 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 Palo Pinto El?
53.6% of students at Palo Pinto El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Palo Pinto El?
The largest demographic group at Palo Pinto El is White at 80.9% of enrollment, in Palo Pinto, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Palo Pinto El?
Palo Pinto El has a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Palo Pinto El a good school?
Palo Pinto El earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Palo Pinto Isd?
None reported; Palo Pinto Isd operates only Palo Pinto El as a public school district in NCES's records.
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