Enrollment
205
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Dallas, TX
Texans Can Academy - Grant East
Federal NCES profile for Texans Can Academy - Grant East, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 480001612961Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 42
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Texans Can Academy - Grant East earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median.
- #42 of 53
- high schools in Dallas · Resource Index
- 27
- Resource Index · Lower
- 14.6:1
- students per teacher
- 68.7%
- free-lunch eligible
Texans Can Academy - Grant East has class sizes near the Texas median. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Texans Can Academy - Grant East ranks #42 of 53 high schools in Dallas, TX.
School address
District: Texans Can Academies · Texas
NCES ID 480001612961 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-1% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
68.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+11% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Texans Can Academy - Grant East compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Texans Can Academy - Grant East
Texans Can Academy - Grant East is a higher-need, mid-sized charter high school in Dallas, Texas, enrolling 205 students.
At 14.6:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Texas median, within a few percentage points of the 14.7:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 68.7% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 205 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Among 525 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #451, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by African American (66%) and Hispanic or Latino (30%) (diversity index 47/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Its district draws 21.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Texans Can Academies also operates Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove (529 students) and Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff (523 students) alongside Texans Can Academy - Grant East.
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 Texans Can Academy - Grant East compares
Texans Can Academy - Grant East on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.6:1 | ▼ 1% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 68.7% | ▲ 11% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 205 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
14.6:1
Leaner classes than 51% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
205
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
68.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 11% 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
14.6:1
students per teacher
- 1% below state mean
Top 55% in Texas - lower ratio than 45% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Funding equity
$11,875
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 + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.0 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
African American 66.3%
Hispanic or Latino 29.8%
White 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Two or More 1.0%
Asian 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
Largest group: African American at 66.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 47.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 47.1, Texans Can Academy - Grant East is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Texans Can Academies, which includes Texans Can Academy - Grant East.
$11,875
Per student
-13%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 7.5%
State 71.5%
Federal 21.0%
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 Texans Can Academy - Grant East Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove | Larger | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff | Larger | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest | Larger | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby | Larger | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue | Larger | Higher economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Texans Can Academy - Grant East's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 529
- Students per teacher
- 24:1
- Resource Index
- 17/100
- Enrollment
- 523
- Students per teacher
- 34.9:1
- Resource Index
- 10/100
- Enrollment
- 410
- Students per teacher
- 27.3:1
- Resource Index
- 15/100
- Enrollment
- 322
- Students per teacher
- 24.8:1
- Resource Index
- 33/100
- Enrollment
- 319
- Students per teacher
- 15.9:1
- Resource Index
- 34/100
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.
Similar enrollment (~205 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.6:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Texans Can Academy - Grant East
How many students attend Texans Can Academy - Grant East?
Texans Can Academy - Grant East has 205 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dallas, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Grant East?
The student-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Grant East is 14.6:1, which is 1% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 7% 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 Texans Can Academy - Grant East?
68.7% of students at Texans Can Academy - Grant East are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Texans Can Academy - Grant East?
The largest demographic group at Texans Can Academy - Grant East is African American at 66.3% of enrollment, in Dallas, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Texans Can Academy - Grant East?
Texans Can Academy - Grant East has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower 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 Texans Can Academy - Grant East rank among high schools in Dallas?
By Resource Investment Index, Texans Can Academy - Grant East ranks #42 of 53 high schools in Dallas, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Dallas on the city page.
Is Texans Can Academy - Grant East a good school?
Texans Can Academy - Grant East earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median. 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 Texans Can Academies?
Besides Texans Can Academy - Grant East, Texans Can Academies also operates Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove (529 students), Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff (523 students), and Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest (410 students). See the Texans Can Academies district page for the complete list.
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