Enrollment
135
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Nocona, TX
Prairie Valley School
Federal NCES profile for Prairie Valley School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483573004044
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Prairie Valley School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Texas schools.
- #1 of 4
- public schools in Nocona · Resource Index
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.6:1
- small classes for Texas
- 47.7%
- free-lunch eligible
Prairie Valley School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Prairie Valley School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Nocona, TX.
School address
District: Prairie Valley Isd · Texas
NCES ID 483573004044 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-35% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
47.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-23% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Prairie Valley School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Prairie Valley School
Prairie Valley School is a small combined-grade school in Nocona, Texas, enrolling 135 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.6:1, Prairie Valley School is leaner than roughly 91% of Texas schools and 35% 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 47.7% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 135 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 266 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #70.
Its student body is led by White (74%) and Hispanic or Latino (15%) (diversity index 42/100).
16.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 19.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Prairie Valley Isd operates only this one school, so Prairie Valley 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 Valley School compares
Prairie Valley 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 | 9.6:1 | ▼ 35% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 47.7% | ▼ 23% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 135 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.6:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
135
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
47.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 23% 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
9.6:1
students per teacher
- 35% below state mean
Top 9% in Texas - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$14,224
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
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 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 74.1%
Hispanic or Latino 14.8%
Two or More 10.4%
African American 0.7%
Largest group: White at 74.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 41.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 41.8, Prairie Valley School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Prairie Valley Isd, which includes Prairie Valley School.
$14,224
Per student
+4%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-14%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 35.5%
State 45.4%
Federal 19.1%
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 (~135 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Prairie Valley School
How many students attend Prairie Valley School?
Prairie Valley School has 135 students enrolled. It is a public school in Nocona, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Valley School?
The student-teacher ratio at Prairie Valley School is 9.6:1, which is 35% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 39% 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 Valley School?
47.7% of students at Prairie Valley School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Prairie Valley School?
The largest demographic group at Prairie Valley School is White at 74.1% of enrollment, in Nocona, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Prairie Valley School?
Prairie Valley School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (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).
How does Prairie Valley School rank among public schools in Nocona?
By Resource Investment Index, Prairie Valley School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Nocona, 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 Nocona on the city page.
Is Prairie Valley School a good school?
Prairie Valley School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% 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 Prairie Valley Isd?
None reported; Prairie Valley Isd operates only Prairie Valley School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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