Enrollment
116
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 484668005938
Tejas School of Choice — El Paso, TX
Federal NCES profile for Tejas School of Choice, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 36/100.
👥 Class size 61
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 77
📋 Attendance 0
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Ysleta Isd · Texas
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.7:1
vs 14.6:1 Texas avg
-34% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
88.8%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+43% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Tejas School of Choice compares with Texas and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Tejas School of Choice reports 116 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 12.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 9.7:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 34% below the Texas state mean of 14.6:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 39% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 88.8% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 43% above the Texas average and 71% above the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 116 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 61.2% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Ysleta Isd spends $18,740 per pupil district-wide, above the Texas average of $17,150 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 21.0% from local sources (property taxes), 56.5% from the state, and 22.5% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (F), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Tejas School of Choice compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Texas state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.7:1 | ▼ 34% | 14.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 88.8% | ▲ 43% | 61.9% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 116 | top 9% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
88.8%
free-lunch eligible
— 43% 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
9.7:1
students per teacher
— 34% below state mean
Top 8% in Texas — lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Below the 15:1 benchmark — typical of schools with smaller class sizes and more individualized attention.
Engagement
61.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$18,740
per pupil, district-wide
— above Texas avg of $17,150
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 116 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 116 Top 9% in Texas — larger than 91% of 9,061 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 12.0
Students per teacher 9.7:1 -34% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 88.8% +43% vs state
NCES ID 484668005938
Programs & staff
AP program Not offered
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 116:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 61.2%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 15
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ysleta Isd, which includes Tejas School of Choice.
$18,740
Per student
+9%
vs Texas
Avg $17,150
-4%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 21.0%
State 56.5%
Federal 22.5%
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.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 2,295
- Students per teacher
- 16.5:1
- Enrollment
- 1,866
- Students per teacher
- 15.3:1
- Enrollment
- 1,798
- Students per teacher
- 15.5:1
- Enrollment
- 1,565
- Students per teacher
- 15.5:1
- Enrollment
- 1,364
- Students per teacher
- 15:1
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Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
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Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
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Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Tejas School of Choice
How many students attend Tejas School of Choice?
Tejas School of Choice has 116 students enrolled. It is a high school in EL PASO, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tejas School of Choice?
The student-teacher ratio at Tejas School of Choice is 9.7:1, which is 34% lower than the Texas average of 14.6:1 and 39% lower than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Tejas School of Choice?
88.8% of students at Tejas School of Choice are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Tejas School of Choice?
Tejas School of Choice has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (F) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.