Tatum Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Farmersville, Texas
Tatum Elementary in Farmersville, Texas enrolled 591 students in 2024-25 with 30.8 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
519 students in 2022-23, 553 students in 2023-24, 591 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.1 to 30.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 519 | 30.1 | 17.3 |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 31.2 | 17.7 |
| 2024-25 | 591 | 30.8 | 19.2 |
19.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tatum Elementary enrolled 371 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.9% of students were Hispanic, 43.8% White, 4.4% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic46.9%
- White43.8%
- Black4.4%
- Two or more races3.9%
- Asian0.3%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Farmersville
3 public elementary schools in Farmersville report 2024-25 enrollment; Tatum Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmersville Intermediate | 680 | 18.4 | 50.3% |
| Tatum Elementary | 591 | 19.2 | 52.1% |
| Ki Charter - Farmersville | 9 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Tatum Elementary
- Farmersville IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 680 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Bland ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.4 miles away: 392 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
- Compare Tatum Elementary with Farmersville IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Farmersville ISD spends per student$11,284 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,284
- The largest public schools in TexasTatum Elementary is the number 1,620 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,620 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.19.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Tatum Elementary
How many students attend Tatum Elementary?
591 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 519 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Farmersville, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Tatum Elementary?
19.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Tatum Elementary a Title I school?
Tatum Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Tatum Elementary in?
Farmersville ISD, NCES district ID 4819080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481908001779 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.