Enrollment
630
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Pawnee, TX
Pawnee El / J H/Hs
Federal NCES profile for Pawnee El / J H/Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483441003859
👥 S:T ratio 0
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 82
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Pawnee El / J H/Hs earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of Texas schools.
- 38
- Resource Index · Typical
- 27.4:1
- large classes for Texas
- 84.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 630
- students enrolled
Pawnee El / J H/Hs has class sizes larger than 98% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
27.4:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
+86% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
84.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+37% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Pawnee El / J H/Hs compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Pawnee El / J H/Hs
Pawnee El / J H/Hs is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Pawnee, Texas, enrolling 630 students.
Class loads run heavy: 27.4:1 is larger than about 98% of Texas schools and 86% above the 14.7:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 84.5% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 630 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 2,212 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #1,101.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (65%) and White (17%) (diversity index 53/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 1260 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance holds up well here: only 7.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 15.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Pawnee Isd operates only this one school, so Pawnee El / J H/Hs 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 Pawnee El / J H/Hs compares
Pawnee El / J H/Hs on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 27.4:1 | ▲ 86% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 84.5% | ▲ 37% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 630 | top 34% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
27.4:1
Leaner classes than 3% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
630
Bigger than 75% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
84.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 37% 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
27.4:1
students per teacher
- 86% above state mean
Top 98% in Texas - lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
7.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$15,189
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 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 64.8%
White 16.8%
African American 14.4%
Two or More 3.5%
Asian 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 64.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 53.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 53.0, Pawnee El / J H/Hs is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pawnee Isd, which includes Pawnee El / J H/Hs.
$15,189
Per student
+11%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 68.9%
State 15.7%
Federal 15.4%
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 (~630 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Pawnee El / J H/Hs
How many students attend Pawnee El / J H/Hs?
Pawnee El / J H/Hs has 630 students enrolled. It is a public school in Pawnee, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pawnee El / J H/Hs?
The student-teacher ratio at Pawnee El / J H/Hs is 27.4:1, which is 86% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 75% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pawnee El / J H/Hs?
84.5% of students at Pawnee El / J H/Hs are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pawnee El / J H/Hs?
The largest demographic group at Pawnee El / J H/Hs is Hispanic or Latino at 64.8% of enrollment, in Pawnee, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pawnee El / J H/Hs?
Pawnee El / J H/Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical 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 Pawnee El / J H/Hs a good school?
Pawnee El / J H/Hs earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% 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 Pawnee Isd?
None reported; Pawnee Isd operates only Pawnee El / J H/Hs as a public school district in NCES's records.
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