Enrollment
62
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Gainesville, TX
Sivells Bend El
Federal NCES profile for Sivells Bend El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484038004574
👥 S:T ratio 59
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 80
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sivells Bend El earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools.
- #1 of 5
- schools in Gainesville · Resource Index
- 56
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.3:1
- small classes for Texas
- 34.3%
- free-lunch eligible
Sivells Bend El has class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Sivells Bend El ranks #1 of 5 schools in Gainesville, TX.
School address
District: Sivells Bend Isd · Texas
NCES ID 484038004574 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.3:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-30% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
34.3%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-45% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sivells Bend El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sivells Bend El
Sivells Bend El is a small combined-grade school in Gainesville, Texas, enrolling 62 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.3:1, Sivells Bend El is leaner than roughly 88% of Texas schools and 30% 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 34.3% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Texas schools, with 62 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 24 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #10.
Its student body is led by White (73%) and Hispanic or Latino (21%) (diversity index 43/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 8.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Sivells Bend Isd spends $17,810 per pupil, 31% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Sivells Bend Isd operates only this one school, so Sivells Bend El has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 62 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 Sivells Bend El compares
Sivells Bend 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 | 10.3:1 | ▼ 30% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 34.3% | ▼ 45% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 62 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
62
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
34.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 45% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher
- 30% below state mean
Top 12% in Texas - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$17,810
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.1 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 72.6%
Hispanic or Latino 21.0%
Two or More 6.5%
Largest group: White at 72.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 42.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 42.5, Sivells Bend El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sivells Bend Isd, which includes Sivells Bend El.
$17,810
Per student
+31%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 70.3%
State 22.7%
Federal 6.9%
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 (~62 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Sivells Bend El
How many students attend Sivells Bend El?
Sivells Bend El has 62 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gainesville, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sivells Bend El?
The student-teacher ratio at Sivells Bend El is 10.3:1, which is 30% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 34% 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 Sivells Bend El?
34.3% of students at Sivells Bend El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sivells Bend El?
The largest demographic group at Sivells Bend El is White at 72.6% of enrollment, in Gainesville, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sivells Bend El?
Sivells Bend El has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (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 Sivells Bend El rank among schools in Gainesville?
By Resource Investment Index, Sivells Bend El ranks #1 of 5 schools in Gainesville, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Gainesville on the city page.
Is Sivells Bend El a good school?
Sivells Bend El earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% 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 Sivells Bend Isd?
None reported; Sivells Bend Isd operates only Sivells Bend El as a public school district in NCES's records.
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