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.
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
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+4 students YoY
Tenaha Schools held near 459 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount).
Teacher FTE lost 40.7 → 35.9 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
+4 students YoY 484236011969 · Tenaha, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD
414 enr · 10.3:1 · 83.5% lunch · RII 50
Nearest enrollment peer: Morris Elementary School (414 students)
Tenaha Schools held near 459 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 40.7 → 35.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →
How Tenaha Schools compares
Tenaha Schools held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 52.2% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 62.1, Tenaha Schools is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
District finance for Tenaha Isd reports $15,200 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide other 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.
Similar enrollment (~414 students)
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. CCD year-over-year: 455 (2022-23) → 459 (2023-24), nearly flat (+4).
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, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Tenaha Isd?
None reported; Tenaha Isd operates only Tenaha Schools as a public school district in NCES's records.