Enrollment
132
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Southland, TX
Southland School
Federal NCES profile for Southland School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484089004650
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Southland School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 68
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 68.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 132
- students enrolled
Southland School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Southland Isd · Texas
NCES ID 484089004650 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
68.3%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+10% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Southland School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Southland School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Southland School sits near the smaller end of the Texas enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Resource indicators are the standout signal
Southland School's economic-need measure is not at a state extreme, while its Resource Investment Index is. The campus outranks most Texas schools on the combined reported-resource measure, so the differentiator comes from staffing, counselor access, gifted programming, or attendance rather than from an unusually low-need population alone. The component breakdown identifies which inputs actually produce that placement.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Southland School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Southland School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Southland, Texas, enrolling 132 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.8:1, Southland School is leaner than roughly 96% of Texas schools and 47% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 68.3% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 132 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 303 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #34.
Its student body is led by White (48%) and Hispanic or Latino (48%) (diversity index 54/100).
13.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Southland Isd spends $20,217 per pupil, 48% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Southland Isd operates only this one school, so Southland School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 132 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 Southland School compares
Southland School on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 7.8:1 | ▼ 47% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 68.3% | ▲ 10% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 132 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
132
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
68.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 10% 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
7.8:1
students per teacher
- 47% 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
13.6%
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
$20,217
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 47.7%
Hispanic or Latino 47.7%
African American 2.3%
Two or More 2.3%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 47.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 54.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 54.4, Southland School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Southland Isd, which includes Southland School.
$20,217
Per student
+48%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.8%
State 44.3%
Federal 12.8%
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 (~132 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Southland School
How many students attend Southland School?
Southland School has 132 students enrolled. It is a public school in Southland, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southland School?
The student-teacher ratio at Southland School is 7.8:1, which is 47% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 50% 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 Southland School?
68.3% of students at Southland School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Southland School?
The largest demographic group at Southland School is Hispanic or Latino at 47.7% of enrollment, in Southland, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.4/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Southland School?
Southland School has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Southland Isd?
None reported; Southland Isd operates only Southland School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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