Enrollment
322
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Dallas, TX
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby
Federal NCES profile for Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 480001609602Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 1
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Texas schools.
- #45 of 53
- high schools in Dallas · Resource Index
- 27
- Resource Index · Lower
- 24.8:1
- large classes for Texas
- 87.1%
- free-lunch eligible
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby has class sizes larger than 97% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby ranks #45 of 53 high schools in Dallas, TX.
School address
District: Texans Can Academies · Texas
NCES ID 480001609602 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
13.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
24.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
+69% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
87.1%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+41% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter high school in Dallas, Texas, enrolling 322 students.
Class loads run heavy: 24.8:1 is larger than about 97% of Texas schools and 69% above the 14.7:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 87.1% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 322 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 1,156 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #961, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (57%) and African American (42%) (diversity index 50/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 161 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
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 - Houston Hobby.
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 - Houston Hobby compares
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 24.8:1 | ▲ 69% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 87.1% | ▲ 41% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 322 | top 73% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
24.8:1
Leaner classes than 5% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
322
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
87.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 41% 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
24.8:1
students per teacher
- 69% above state mean
Top 97% in Texas - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 161 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 56.8%
African American 41.6%
White 1.6%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 56.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 50.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 50.4, Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby 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 - Houston Hobby.
$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 - Houston Hobby Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue | Similar size | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston North | Similar size | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby'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
- 319
- Students per teacher
- 15.9:1
- Resource Index
- 34/100
- Enrollment
- 254
- Students per teacher
- 18.1:1
- Resource Index
- 36/100
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 (~322 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~24.8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby
How many students attend Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby?
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby has 322 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dallas, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby?
The student-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby is 24.8:1, which is 69% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 58% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby?
87.1% of students at Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby?
The largest demographic group at Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby is Hispanic or Latino at 56.8% of enrollment, in Dallas, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.4/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby?
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby rank among high schools in Dallas?
By Resource Investment Index, Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby ranks #45 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 - Houston Hobby a good school?
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% 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 Texans Can Academies?
Besides Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby, 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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