High school (grades 9-12) · China Spring, TX

Tag

Federal NCES profile for Tag, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 481396007995
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
85
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tag earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas.

#1 of 4
public schools in China Spring · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
3.7:1
small classes for Texas
11
students enrolled

Tag has class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Tag ranks #1 of 4 public schools in China Spring, TX.

School address

Enrollment

11

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

3.7:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-75% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Tag compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Tag

Tag is a small high school in China Spring, Texas, enrolling 11 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 3.7:1, Tag is leaner than roughly 99% of Texas schools and 75% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Texas schools, with 11 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (73%) and White (18%) (diversity index 43/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

The surrounding China Spring Isd spends $10,041 per pupil, 26% below the Texas average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Discipline events run high: 3 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 11 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

China Spring Isd also operates China Spring H S (959 students) and China Spring El (613 students) alongside Tag.

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 Tag compares

Tag on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 3.7:1 ▼ 75% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 11 top 97% - -

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

3.7:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
11
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
3.7:1
students per teacher - 75% below state mean
Top 1% in Texas - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$10,041
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 27.3 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

Hispanic or Latino 72.7%
White 18.2%
African American 9.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 72.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 43.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 43.0, Tag is about as mixed as the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for China Spring Isd, which includes Tag.

$10,041
Per student
-26%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-39%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.3%
State 43.8%
Federal 10.9%

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.

How Tag Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
China Spring H S Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
China Spring El Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
China Spring Int Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
China Spring Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
China Spring Pri Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Tag's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

China Spring Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Tag's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Tag

How many students attend Tag?

Tag has 11 students enrolled. It is a high school in China Spring, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tag?

The student-teacher ratio at Tag is 3.7:1, which is 75% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 76% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tag?

The largest demographic group at Tag is Hispanic or Latino at 72.7% of enrollment, in China Spring, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tag?

Tag has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Tag rank among public schools in China Spring?

By Resource Investment Index, Tag ranks #1 of 4 public schools in China Spring, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in China Spring on the city page.

Is Tag a good school?

Tag earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas. 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 China Spring Isd?

Besides Tag, China Spring Isd also operates China Spring H S (959 students), China Spring El (613 students), and China Spring Int (491 students). See the China Spring Isd 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 2021-22) · 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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