Enrollment
254
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Houston, TX
Texans Can Academy - Houston North
Federal NCES profile for Texans Can Academy - Houston North, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 480001607910Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 28
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Texans Can Academy - Houston North earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 87% of Texas schools.
- #65 of 102
- high schools in Houston · Resource Index
- 29
- Resource Index · Lower
- 18.1:1
- large classes for Texas
- 79.4%
- free-lunch eligible
Texans Can Academy - Houston North has class sizes larger than 87% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Texans Can Academy - Houston North ranks #65 of 102 high schools in Houston, TX.
School address
District: Texans Can Academies · Texas
NCES ID 480001607910 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
18.1:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
+23% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
79.4%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+28% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Texans Can Academy - Houston North compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Texans Can Academy - Houston North
Texans Can Academy - Houston North is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter high school in Houston, Texas, enrolling 254 students.
Class loads run heavy: 18.1:1 is larger than about 87% of Texas schools and 23% 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 79.4% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 254 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 719 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #594, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (50%) and African American (49%) (diversity index 51/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 254 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
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 North.
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 North compares
Texans Can Academy - Houston North on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 18.1:1 | ▲ 23% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 79.4% | ▲ 28% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 254 | top 80% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
18.1:1
Leaner classes than 24% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
254
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
79.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 28% 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
18.1:1
students per teacher
- 23% above state mean
Top 87% in Texas - lower ratio than 13% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 254 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 34 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.8 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 50.4%
African American 48.8%
White 0.8%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 50.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 50.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 50.8, Texans Can Academy - Houston North 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 North.
$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 North Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher 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 - Houston Hobby | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue | Larger | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Texans Can Academy - Houston North'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 (~254 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Texans Can Academy - Houston North
How many students attend Texans Can Academy - Houston North?
Texans Can Academy - Houston North has 254 students enrolled. It is a high school in Houston, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Houston North?
The student-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Houston North is 18.1:1, which is 23% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 15% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Texans Can Academy - Houston North?
79.4% of students at Texans Can Academy - Houston North 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 North?
The largest demographic group at Texans Can Academy - Houston North is Hispanic or Latino at 50.4% of enrollment, in Houston, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.8/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Texans Can Academy - Houston North?
Texans Can Academy - Houston North has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (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 North rank among high schools in Houston?
By Resource Investment Index, Texans Can Academy - Houston North ranks #65 of 102 high schools in Houston, 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 Houston on the city page.
Is Texans Can Academy - Houston North a good school?
Texans Can Academy - Houston North earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 87% 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 North, 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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