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

Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove

Federal NCES profile for Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 17/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 480001610548Charter school
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0/100100/10017/100
👥 S:T ratio
4
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove earns 17/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Texas schools.

#52 of 53
high schools in Dallas · Resource Index
17
Resource Index · Lower
24:1
large classes for Texas
82.6%
free-lunch eligible

Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove 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 - Pleasant Grove ranks #52 of 53 high schools in Dallas, TX.

School address

Dallas, TX 75217
District: Texans Can Academies · Texas

NCES ID 480001610548 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+74 students YoY

Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove grew from 436 students in 2022-23 to 510 in 2023-24 (+17.0%).

Teacher FTE lost 22.1 → 19.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+74 students YoY 480001610548 · Dallas, TX High · MID · CHARTER

529 enr · 24:1 · 82.6% lunch · RII 17

Nearest enrollment peer: Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff (523 students)

Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove grew from 436 students in 2022-23 to 510 in 2023-24 (+17.0%). Teacher FTE lost 22.1 → 19.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove reports 529 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 - Pleasant Grove compares

Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove 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 24:1 ▲ 63% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 82.6% ▲ 33% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 529 top 46% - -

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

24:1
Leaner classes than 6% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
529
Bigger than 65% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
82.6%
free-lunch eligible - 33% 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
24:1
students per teacher - 63% above state mean
Top 97% in Texas - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 68.1%
African American 30.2%
White 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 68.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 44.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 44.5, Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove is about as mixed as 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 - Pleasant Grove Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby Smaller Similar economic need Similar 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 - Pleasant Grove'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 (~529 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~24:1)

Frequently asked questions about Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove

How many students attend Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove?

Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove has 529 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dallas, TX. CCD year-over-year: 436 (2022-23) → 510 (2023-24), up 74.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove?

The student-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove is 24:1, which is 63% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 53% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove?

82.6% of students at Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove?

The largest demographic group at Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove is Hispanic or Latino at 68.1% of enrollment, in Dallas, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove?

Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove has a Resource Investment Index of 17/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove rank among high schools in Dallas?

By Resource Investment Index, Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove ranks #52 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 - Pleasant Grove, Texans Can Academies also operates Texans Can Academy - Oak Cliff (523 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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