High school (grades 9-12) · Baytown, TX

Stuart Career Tech H S

Federal NCES profile for Stuart Career Tech H S, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 482115013539
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Stuart Career Tech H S earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 72% of Texas schools.

#2 of 6
high schools in Baytown · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
16.1:1
large classes for Texas
67.4%
free-lunch eligible

Stuart Career Tech H S has class sizes larger than 72% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Stuart Career Tech H S ranks #2 of 6 high schools in Baytown, TX.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+37 students YoY

Stuart Career Tech H S grew from 470 students in 2022-23 to 507 in 2023-24 (+7.9%).

Teacher FTE added 38.0 → 39.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+37 students YoY 482115013539 · Baytown, TX High · MID · TRAD

597 enr · 16.1:1 · 67.4% lunch · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: Goose Creek Memorial (2,335 students)

Stuart Career Tech H S grew from 470 students in 2022-23 to 507 in 2023-24 (+7.9%). Teacher FTE added 38.0 → 39.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

Stuart Career Tech H S in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Stuart Career Tech H S reports 597 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Stuart Career Tech H S compares

Stuart Career Tech H S is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.1:1 ▲ 10% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 67.4% ▲ 9% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 597 top 38% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
597
Bigger than 72% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
67.4%
free-lunch eligible - 9% 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
16.1:1
students per teacher - 10% above state mean
Top 72% in Texas - lower ratio than 28% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
12.2%
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
$12,521
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $14,348
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 597 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
72
in-school suspensions + 27 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 71.0%
White 17.3%
African American 9.7%
Two or More 1.2%
Asian 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 71.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.6, Stuart Career Tech H S is about as mixed as the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Goose Creek Cisd reports $12,521 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Stuart Career Tech H S Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Goose Creek Memorial Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Sterling H S Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lee H S Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
E F Green Junior School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Gentry J H Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Stuart Career Tech H S's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Goose Creek Cisd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Stuart Career Tech H S

How many students attend Stuart Career Tech H S?

Stuart Career Tech H S has 597 students enrolled. It is a high school in Baytown, TX. CCD year-over-year: 470 (2022-23) → 507 (2023-24), up 37.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Stuart Career Tech H S?

The student-teacher ratio at Stuart Career Tech H S is 16.1:1, which is 10% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Stuart Career Tech H S?

67.4% of students at Stuart Career Tech H S are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Stuart Career Tech H S?

The largest demographic group at Stuart Career Tech H S is Hispanic or Latino at 71.0% of enrollment, in Baytown, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Stuart Career Tech H S?

Stuart Career Tech H S has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Stuart Career Tech H S rank among high schools in Baytown?

By Resource Investment Index, Stuart Career Tech H S ranks #2 of 6 high schools in Baytown, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Baytown on the city page.

What other schools are in Goose Creek Cisd?

Besides Stuart Career Tech H S, Goose Creek Cisd also operates Goose Creek Memorial (2,335 students), Sterling H S (2,150 students), and Lee H S (1,747 students). See the Goose Creek Cisd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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