Other / mixed grade configuration · Trent, TX

Trent Independent School District

Federal NCES profile for Trent Independent School District, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484311004900
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
71
📋 Attendance
22
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Trent Independent School District earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Texas schools.

57
Resource Index · Higher
8.5:1
small classes for Texas
61.8%
free-lunch eligible
144
students enrolled

Trent Independent School District has class sizes smaller than 95% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

+15 students YoY

Trent Independent School District grew from 131 students in 2022-23 to 146 in 2023-24 (+11.5%).

Teacher FTE added 17.1 → 17.9 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+15 students YoY 484311004900 · Trent, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD

144 enr · 8.5:1 · 61.8% lunch · RII 57

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Trent Independent School District grew from 131 students in 2022-23 to 146 in 2023-24 (+11.5%). Teacher FTE added 17.1 → 17.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Trent Independent School District compares

Trent Independent School District 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 8.5:1 ▼ 42% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 61.8% ▼ 0% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 144 top 89% - -

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

8.5:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
144
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
61.8%
free-lunch eligible - 0% 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
8.5:1
students per teacher - 42% below state mean
Top 5% in Texas - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
31.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,366
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $14,348
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 144 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 66.7%
Hispanic or Latino 21.5%
Two or More 6.3%
African American 4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.4%

Largest group: White at 66.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 50.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 50.3, Trent Independent School District is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Trent Isd reports $24,366 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other 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.

Frequently asked questions about Trent Independent School District

How many students attend Trent Independent School District?

Trent Independent School District has 144 students enrolled. It is a public school in Trent, TX. CCD year-over-year: 131 (2022-23) → 146 (2023-24), up 15.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Trent Independent School District?

The student-teacher ratio at Trent Independent School District is 8.5:1, which is 42% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 46% 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 Trent Independent School District?

61.8% of students at Trent Independent School District are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Trent Independent School District?

The largest demographic group at Trent Independent School District is White at 66.7% of enrollment, in Trent, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 50.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Trent Independent School District?

Trent Independent School District has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Trent Isd?

None reported; Trent Isd operates only Trent Independent School District as a public school district in NCES's records.

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.