Enrollment
88
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Afton, TX
Patton Springs School
Federal NCES profile for Patton Springs School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 72/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483438003858
👥 S:T ratio 71
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 65
📋 Attendance 83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Patton Springs School earns 72/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools.
- 72
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.3:1
- small classes for Texas
- 74.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 88
- students enrolled
Patton Springs School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Patton Springs Isd · Texas
NCES ID 483438003858 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.3:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-50% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
74.0%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+20% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Patton Springs School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Patton Springs School
Patton Springs School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Afton, Texas, enrolling 88 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.3:1, Patton Springs 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 above the state's typical profile, with 74.0% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Texas schools, with 88 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.
Against 178 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #20.
Its student body is led by White (61%) and Hispanic or Latino (34%) (diversity index 51/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 176 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 6.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Patton Springs Isd spends $26,640 per pupil, 95% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 19.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Patton Springs Isd operates only this one school, so Patton Springs School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 88 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 Patton Springs School compares
Patton Springs 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 | 74.0% | ▲ 20% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 88 | top 93% | - | - |
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.
88
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
74.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 20% 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
7.3:1
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
6.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$26,640
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.3 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
White 61.4%
Hispanic or Latino 34.1%
African American 3.4%
Two or More 1.1%
Largest group: White at 61.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 50.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 50.5, Patton Springs School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Patton Springs Isd, which includes Patton Springs School.
$26,640
Per student
+95%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+61%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.0%
State 42.6%
Federal 19.3%
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 (~88 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Patton Springs School
How many students attend Patton Springs School?
Patton Springs School has 88 students enrolled. It is a public school in Afton, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Patton Springs School?
The student-teacher ratio at Patton Springs 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 Patton Springs School?
74.0% of students at Patton Springs School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Patton Springs School?
The largest demographic group at Patton Springs School is White at 61.4% of enrollment, in Afton, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.5/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Patton Springs School?
Patton Springs School has a Resource Investment Index of 72/100 (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 Patton Springs School a good school?
Patton Springs School earns 72/100 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 Patton Springs Isd?
None reported; Patton Springs Isd operates only Patton Springs School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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