Enrollment
144
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.5:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-42% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
61.8%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-0% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Trent Independent School District compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Trent Independent School District
Trent Independent School District is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Trent, Texas, enrolling 144 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.5:1, Trent Independent School District is leaner than roughly 95% of Texas schools and 42% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 61.8% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 144 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 334 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #150.
Its student body is led by White (67%) and Hispanic or Latino (22%) (diversity index 50/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 144 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 31.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Trent Isd spends $21,768 per pupil, 60% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Trent Isd operates only this one school, so Trent Independent School District 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 Trent Independent School District compares
Trent Independent School District on the metrics families compare, against 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 (what these measure)
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
$21,768
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
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.
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 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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Trent Isd, which includes Trent Independent School District.
$21,768
Per student
+60%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 76.4%
State 12.6%
Federal 11.0%
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.
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 (~144 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.5:1)
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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.
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, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Trent Independent School District a good school?
Trent Independent School District earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% 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 Trent Isd?
None reported; Trent Isd operates only Trent Independent School District as a public school district in NCES's records.
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