Other / mixed grade configuration · Rule, TX

Rule School

Federal NCES profile for Rule School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483828004270
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
63
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
72
📋 Attendance
24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rule School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Texas schools.

57
Resource Index · Higher
9.2:1
small classes for Texas
77.4%
free-lunch eligible
138
students enrolled

Rule School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-3 students YoY

Rule School held near 130 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 15.4 → 18.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-3 students YoY 483828004270 · Rule, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD

138 enr · 9.2:1 · 77.4% lunch · RII 57

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Rule School held near 130 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount). Teacher FTE added 15.4 → 18.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Rule School compares

Rule School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.2:1 ▼ 37% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 77.4% ▲ 25% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 138 top 89% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
138
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
77.4%
free-lunch eligible - 25% 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
9.2:1
students per teacher - 37% below state mean
Top 7% in Texas - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
30.4%
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
$17,955
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $14,348
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 138 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 48.6%
Hispanic or Latino 43.5%
Two or More 5.1%
African American 2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%

Largest group: White at 48.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.1, Rule School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Rule Isd reports $17,955 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Rule School

How many students attend Rule School?

Rule School has 138 students enrolled. It is a public school in Rule, TX. CCD year-over-year: 133 (2022-23) → 130 (2023-24), nearly flat (-3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rule School?

The student-teacher ratio at Rule School is 9.2:1, which is 37% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 41% 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 Rule School?

77.4% of students at Rule School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rule School?

The largest demographic group at Rule School is White at 48.6% of enrollment, in Rule, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rule School?

Rule School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Rule Isd?

None reported; Rule Isd operates only Rule School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.