Enrollment
267
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Prairie Lea, TX
Prairie Lea School
Federal NCES profile for Prairie Lea School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483570004042
👥 S:T ratio 44
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Prairie Lea School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 14.1:1
- students per teacher
- 65.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 267
- students enrolled
Prairie Lea School has class sizes near the Texas median. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Prairie Lea Isd · Texas
NCES ID 483570004042 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.1:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-4% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
65.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+6% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Prairie Lea School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Prairie Lea School
Prairie Lea School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Prairie Lea, Texas, enrolling 267 students.
At 14.1:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Texas median, within a few percentage points of the 14.7:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 65.5% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 267 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 742 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #265.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (70%) and White (21%) (diversity index 46/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Prairie Lea Isd operates only this one school, so Prairie Lea 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 Prairie Lea School compares
Prairie Lea 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 | 14.1:1 | ▼ 4% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 65.5% | ▲ 6% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 267 | top 78% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
14.1:1
Leaner classes than 56% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
267
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
65.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 6% 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
14.1:1
students per teacher
- 4% below state mean
Top 49% in Texas - lower ratio than 51% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
21.7%
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
$13,826
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
36
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 13.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.9 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 70.0%
White 20.6%
African American 4.9%
Two or More 4.5%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 70.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 46.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 46.3, Prairie Lea School is about as mixed as the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Prairie Lea Isd, which includes Prairie Lea School.
$13,826
Per student
+1%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.7%
State 38.7%
Federal 14.6%
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 (~267 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Prairie Lea School
How many students attend Prairie Lea School?
Prairie Lea School has 267 students enrolled. It is a public school in Prairie Lea, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Lea School?
The student-teacher ratio at Prairie Lea School is 14.1:1, which is 4% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 10% 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 Prairie Lea School?
65.5% of students at Prairie Lea School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Prairie Lea School?
The largest demographic group at Prairie Lea School is Hispanic or Latino at 70.0% of enrollment, in Prairie Lea, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Prairie Lea School?
Prairie Lea School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (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 Prairie Lea School a good school?
Prairie Lea School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median. 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 Prairie Lea Isd?
None reported; Prairie Lea Isd operates only Prairie Lea School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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