Enrollment
146
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Santa Anna, TX
Santa Anna El
Federal NCES profile for Santa Anna El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483921004470
👥 S:T ratio 42
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 71
📋 Attendance 78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Santa Anna El earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median.
- 65
- Resource Index · Higher
- 14.6:1
- students per teacher
- 99.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 146
- students enrolled
Santa Anna El has class sizes near the Texas median. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Santa Anna Isd · Texas
NCES ID 483921004470 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-1% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
99.4%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+61% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Santa Anna El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Santa Anna El
Santa Anna El is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Santa Anna, Texas, enrolling 146 students.
At 14.6:1, 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.
Economic need is high: 99.4% of students qualify for free meals, 61% above the Texas average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 146 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 135 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #22.
Its student body is led by White (66%) and Hispanic or Latino (25%) (diversity index 50/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 146 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 8.9% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 27.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Santa Anna Isd, also runs Santa Anna Secondary (113 students).
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 Santa Anna El compares
Santa Anna El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.6:1 | ▼ 1% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 99.4% | ▲ 61% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 146 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
14.6:1
Leaner classes than 51% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
146
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
99.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 61% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
14.6:1
students per teacher
- 1% below state mean
Top 55% in Texas - lower ratio than 45% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
8.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$14,763
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 146 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 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 65.8%
Hispanic or Latino 24.7%
African American 4.8%
Two or More 4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Largest group: White at 65.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 50.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 50.2, Santa Anna El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Santa Anna Isd, which includes Santa Anna El.
$14,763
Per student
+8%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-11%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.2%
State 46.3%
Federal 27.5%
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.
How Santa Anna El Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Anna Secondary | Similar size | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Santa Anna El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 113
- Students per teacher
- 8.1:1
- Resource Index
- 68/100
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 (~146 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Santa Anna El
How many students attend Santa Anna El?
Santa Anna El has 146 students enrolled. It is a public school in Santa Anna, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Anna El?
The student-teacher ratio at Santa Anna El is 14.6:1, which is 1% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 7% 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 Santa Anna El?
99.4% of students at Santa Anna El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Santa Anna El?
The largest demographic group at Santa Anna El is White at 65.8% of enrollment, in Santa Anna, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Santa Anna El?
Santa Anna El has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (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 Santa Anna El a good school?
Santa Anna El earns 65/100 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 Santa Anna Isd?
Besides Santa Anna El, Santa Anna Isd also operates Santa Anna Secondary (113 students). See the Santa Anna Isd district page for the complete list.
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