Enrollment
114
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sanderson, TX
Sanderson Schools
Federal NCES profile for Sanderson Schools, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484242004837
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 47
📋 Attendance 67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sanderson Schools earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 63
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.6:1
- small classes for Texas
- 41.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 114
- students enrolled
Sanderson Schools has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Terrell County Isd · Texas
NCES ID 484242004837 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
15.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-48% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
41.1%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-34% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sanderson Schools compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sanderson Schools
Sanderson Schools is a small combined-grade school in Sanderson, Texas, enrolling 114 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.6:1, Sanderson Schools is leaner than roughly 96% of Texas schools and 48% 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 41.1% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Texas schools, with 114 enrolled.
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 145 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #55.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (54%) and White (41%) (diversity index 53/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 265 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
13.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Terrell County Isd spends $20,827 per pupil, 53% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Terrell County Isd operates only this one school, so Sanderson Schools has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 114 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 Sanderson Schools compares
Sanderson 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 | 7.6:1 | ▼ 48% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 41.1% | ▼ 34% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 114 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
114
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
41.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 34% 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
7.6:1
students per teacher
- 48% 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
13.2%
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
$20,827
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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.
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 54.4%
White 41.2%
Two or More 3.5%
African American 0.9%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 54.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 53.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 53.3, Sanderson Schools is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Terrell County Isd, which includes Sanderson Schools.
$20,827
Per student
+53%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 90.2%
State 5.0%
Federal 4.8%
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 (~114 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Sanderson Schools
How many students attend Sanderson Schools?
Sanderson Schools has 114 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sanderson, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sanderson Schools?
The student-teacher ratio at Sanderson Schools is 7.6:1, which is 48% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 52% 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 Sanderson Schools?
41.1% of students at Sanderson Schools are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sanderson Schools?
The largest demographic group at Sanderson Schools is Hispanic or Latino at 54.4% of enrollment, in Sanderson, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sanderson Schools?
Sanderson Schools has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (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 Sanderson Schools a good school?
Sanderson Schools earns 63/100 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 Terrell County Isd?
None reported; Terrell County Isd operates only Sanderson Schools as a public school district in NCES's records.
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