Enrollment
414
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Tenaha, TX
Tenaha Schools
Federal NCES profile for Tenaha Schools, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484236011969
👥 S:T ratio 59
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 17
📋 Attendance 54
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Tenaha Schools earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.3:1
- small classes for Texas
- 83.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 414
- students enrolled
Tenaha Schools has class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
40.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.3:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-30% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
83.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+35% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Tenaha Schools compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Tenaha Schools
Tenaha Schools is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Tenaha, Texas, enrolling 414 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.3:1, Tenaha Schools is leaner than roughly 88% of Texas schools and 30% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 83.5% of students eligible for free meals.
With 414 students, its enrollment sits close to the Texas median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 1,900 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #207.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (52%) and African American (24%) (diversity index 62/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 414 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Tenaha Isd operates only this one school, so Tenaha Schools has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Tenaha Schools compares
Tenaha Schools on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.3:1 | ▼ 30% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 83.5% | ▲ 35% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 414 | top 62% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
414
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
83.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 35% 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
10.3:1
students per teacher
- 30% below state mean
Top 12% in Texas - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$14,121
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 414 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
45
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.0 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 52.2%
African American 24.4%
White 21.7%
Two or More 1.4%
Asian 0.2%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 52.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 62.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 62.1, Tenaha Schools is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tenaha Isd, which includes Tenaha Schools.
$14,121
Per student
+3%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 18.9%
State 70.0%
Federal 11.1%
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.
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 (~414 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Tenaha Schools
How many students attend Tenaha Schools?
Tenaha Schools has 414 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tenaha, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tenaha Schools?
The student-teacher ratio at Tenaha Schools is 10.3:1, which is 30% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 34% 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 Tenaha Schools?
83.5% of students at Tenaha Schools are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tenaha Schools?
The largest demographic group at Tenaha Schools is Hispanic or Latino at 52.2% of enrollment, in Tenaha, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Tenaha Schools?
Tenaha Schools has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Tenaha Schools a good school?
Tenaha Schools earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% 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 Tenaha Isd?
None reported; Tenaha Isd operates only Tenaha Schools as a public school district in NCES's records.
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