Enrollment
756
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Timpson, TX
Timpson School
Federal NCES profile for Timpson School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484284004886
👥 S:T ratio 53
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 24
📋 Attendance 54
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Timpson School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Texas schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.8:1
- small classes for Texas
- 58.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 756
- students enrolled
Timpson School has class sizes smaller than 78% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
64.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.8:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-20% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
58.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-5% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Timpson School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Timpson School
Timpson School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Timpson, Texas, enrolling 756 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 58.7% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 756 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 1,408 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #159.
Its student body is led by White (60%) and African American (21%) (diversity index 57/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 378 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 19.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Timpson Isd operates only this one school, so Timpson School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Timpson School compares
Timpson School on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.8:1 | ▼ 20% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 58.7% | ▼ 5% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 756 | top 22% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
756
Bigger than 83% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
58.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 5% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher
- 20% below state mean
Top 22% in Texas - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$14,938
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 378 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 22 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.0 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
White 60.4%
African American 21.0%
Hispanic or Latino 13.4%
Two or More 4.6%
Asian 0.5%
Largest group: White at 60.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 57.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 57.1, Timpson School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Timpson Isd, which includes Timpson School.
$14,938
Per student
+9%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 17.4%
State 63.5%
Federal 19.1%
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.
Similar other 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 (~756 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Timpson School
How many students attend Timpson School?
Timpson School has 756 students enrolled. It is a public school in Timpson, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Timpson School?
The student-teacher ratio at Timpson School is 11.8:1, which is 20% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 25% 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 Timpson School?
58.7% of students at Timpson School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Timpson School?
The largest demographic group at Timpson School is White at 60.4% of enrollment, in Timpson, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Timpson School?
Timpson School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Timpson School a good school?
Timpson School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% 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 Timpson Isd?
None reported; Timpson Isd operates only Timpson School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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