Enrollment
192
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Spur, TX
Spur School
Federal NCES profile for Spur School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 480000204732
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 62
📋 Attendance 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Spur School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 49.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 192
- students enrolled
Spur School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
24.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-46% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
49.8%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-20% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Spur School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Spur School
Spur School is a small combined-grade school in Spur, Texas, enrolling 192 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Spur School is leaner than roughly 96% of Texas schools and 46% 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 49.8% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 192 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 483 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #216.
Its student body is led by White (55%) and Hispanic or Latino (40%) (diversity index 54/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 192 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 18.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Spur Isd operates only this one school, so Spur School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Spur School compares
Spur 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 | 8:1 | ▼ 46% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 49.8% | ▼ 20% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 192 | top 85% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
192
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
49.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 20% 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
8:1
students per teacher
- 46% 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
28.1%
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
$16,131
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 192 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.2 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 55.2%
Hispanic or Latino 39.6%
Two or More 4.2%
African American 0.5%
Asian 0.5%
Largest group: White at 55.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 53.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 53.7, Spur School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Spur Isd, which includes Spur School.
$16,131
Per student
+18%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.0%
State 36.5%
Federal 18.5%
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.
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 (~192 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Spur School
How many students attend Spur School?
Spur School has 192 students enrolled. It is a public school in Spur, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spur School?
The student-teacher ratio at Spur School is 8:1, which is 46% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 49% 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 Spur School?
49.8% of students at Spur School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Spur School?
The largest demographic group at Spur School is White at 55.2% of enrollment, in Spur, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.7/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Spur School?
Spur School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (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 Spur School a good school?
Spur School earns 57/100 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 Spur Isd?
None reported; Spur Isd operates only Spur School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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