Enrollment
235
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Spurger, TX
Spurger El
Federal NCES profile for Spurger El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484134004733
👥 S:T ratio 50
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 6
📋 Attendance 42
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Spurger El earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of Texas schools.
- 42
- Resource Index · Typical
- 12.4:1
- small classes for Texas
- 66.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 235
- students enrolled
Spurger El has class sizes smaller than 73% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.4:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-16% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
66.0%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+7% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Spurger El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Spurger El
Spurger El is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Spurger, Texas, enrolling 235 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 66.0% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 235 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Among 643 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #515, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 470 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 17.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Spurger Isd, also runs Spurger H S (161 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 Spurger El compares
Spurger 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 | 12.4:1 | ▼ 16% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 66.0% | ▲ 7% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 235 | top 81% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.4:1
Leaner classes than 72% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
235
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
66.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 7% 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
12.4:1
students per teacher
- 16% below state mean
Top 27% in Texas - lower ratio than 73% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.4%
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
$14,170
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.7 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 85.1%
Hispanic or Latino 7.7%
Two or More 3.8%
Asian 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.3%
African American 0.9%
Largest group: White at 85.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 26.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 26.8, Spurger El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Spurger Isd, which includes Spurger El.
$14,170
Per student
+4%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 16.9%
State 66.0%
Federal 17.2%
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 Spurger El Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spurger H S | Smaller | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Spurger El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 161
- Students per teacher
- 7.3:1
- Resource Index
- 49/100
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 (~235 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Spurger El
How many students attend Spurger El?
Spurger El has 235 students enrolled. It is a public school in Spurger, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spurger El?
The student-teacher ratio at Spurger El is 12.4:1, which is 16% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 21% 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 Spurger El?
66.0% of students at Spurger El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Spurger El?
The largest demographic group at Spurger El is White at 85.1% of enrollment, in Spurger, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Spurger El?
Spurger El has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical 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 Spurger El a good school?
Spurger El earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% 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 Spurger Isd?
Besides Spurger El, Spurger Isd also operates Spurger H S (161 students). See the Spurger Isd district page for the complete list.
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