High school (grades 9-12) · Dallas, TX

Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff

Federal NCES profile for Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 10/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 480001607847Charter school
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0/100100/10010/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Texas schools.

#53 of 53
high schools in Dallas · Resource Index
10
Resource Index · Lower
34.9:1
large classes for Texas
81.9%
free-lunch eligible

Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff has class sizes larger than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff ranks #53 of 53 high schools in Dallas, TX.

School address

Dallas, TX 75208
District: Texans Can Academies · Texas

NCES ID 480001607847 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+116 students YoY

Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff grew from 298 students in 2022-23 to 414 in 2023-24 (+38.9%).

Teacher FTE added 15.9 → 21.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+116 students YoY 480001607847 · Dallas, TX High · MID · CHARTER

523 enr · 34.9:1 · 81.9% lunch · RII 10

Nearest enrollment peer: Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove (529 students)

Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff grew from 298 students in 2022-23 to 414 in 2023-24 (+38.9%). Teacher FTE added 15.9 → 21.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff reports 523 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff compares

Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 34.9:1 ▲ 137% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 81.9% ▲ 32% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 523 top 47% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

34.9:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
523
Bigger than 65% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
81.9%
free-lunch eligible - 32% 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
34.9:1
students per teacher - 137% above state mean
Top 99% in Texas - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$13,350
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $14,348
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 523 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 10 expulsions.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 72.1%
African American 24.9%
White 3.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 72.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.7, Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Texans Can Academies reports $13,350 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Texans Can Academy - Fort Worth Lancaster Avenue Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Texans Can Academy - Houston North Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Texans Can Academies · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high 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 (~523 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~34.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff

How many students attend Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff?

Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff has 523 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dallas, TX. CCD year-over-year: 298 (2022-23) → 414 (2023-24), up 116.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff?

The student-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff is 34.9:1, which is 137% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 122% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff?

81.9% of students at Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff?

The largest demographic group at Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff is Hispanic or Latino at 72.1% of enrollment, in Dallas, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff?

Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff rank among high schools in Dallas?

By Resource Investment Index, Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff ranks #53 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.

What other schools are in Texans Can Academies?

Besides Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff, Texans Can Academies also operates Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove (529 students), Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest (410 students), and Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby (322 students). See the Texans Can Academies district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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