Enrollment
128
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Morse, TX
Pringle-Morse Schools
Federal NCES profile for Pringle-Morse Schools, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483589004061
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 49
📋 Attendance 63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Pringle-Morse Schools earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 52
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 51.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 128
- students enrolled
Pringle-Morse Schools has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Pringle-Morse Cisd · Texas
NCES ID 483589004061 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-46% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
51.4%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-17% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Pringle-Morse Schools compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Pringle-Morse Schools
Pringle-Morse Schools is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Morse, Texas, enrolling 128 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Pringle-Morse Schools is leaner than roughly 96% of Texas schools and 46% 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 51.4% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 128 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 265 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #183.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (56%) and White (43%) (diversity index 51/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 256 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
14.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Pringle-Morse Cisd spends $18,248 per pupil, 34% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Pringle-Morse Cisd operates only this one school, so Pringle-Morse Schools has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 128 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 Pringle-Morse Schools compares
Pringle-Morse Schools on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8:1 | ▼ 46% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 51.4% | ▼ 17% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 128 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
128
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
51.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 17% 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
8:1
students per teacher
- 46% below state mean
Top 4% in Texas - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$18,248
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.3 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
Hispanic or Latino 55.5%
White 43.0%
Two or More 1.6%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 55.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 50.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 50.7, Pringle-Morse Schools is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pringle-Morse Cisd, which includes Pringle-Morse Schools.
$18,248
Per student
+34%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 61.9%
State 22.8%
Federal 15.3%
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 (~128 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Pringle-Morse Schools
How many students attend Pringle-Morse Schools?
Pringle-Morse Schools has 128 students enrolled. It is a public school in Morse, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pringle-Morse Schools?
The student-teacher ratio at Pringle-Morse Schools is 8:1, which is 46% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 49% 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 Pringle-Morse Schools?
51.4% of students at Pringle-Morse Schools are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pringle-Morse Schools?
The largest demographic group at Pringle-Morse Schools is Hispanic or Latino at 55.5% of enrollment, in Morse, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.7/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pringle-Morse Schools?
Pringle-Morse Schools has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (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 Pringle-Morse Schools a good school?
Pringle-Morse Schools earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% 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 Pringle-Morse Cisd?
None reported; Pringle-Morse Cisd operates only Pringle-Morse Schools as a public school district in NCES's records.
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