Enrollment
173
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Trinidad, TX
Trinidad School
Federal NCES profile for Trinidad School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484317004904
👥 S:T ratio 65
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Trinidad School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools.
- 56
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.7:1
- small classes for Texas
- 72.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 173
- students enrolled
Trinidad School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
20.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.7:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-41% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
72.2%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+17% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Trinidad School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Trinidad School
Trinidad School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Trinidad, Texas, enrolling 173 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.7:1, Trinidad School is leaner than roughly 94% of Texas schools and 41% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 72.2% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 173 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 419 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #157.
Its student body is led by White (53%) and Hispanic or Latino (25%) (diversity index 63/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Trinidad Isd spends $17,357 per pupil, 27% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Trinidad Isd operates only this one school, so Trinidad 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 Trinidad School compares
Trinidad 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 | 8.7:1 | ▼ 41% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 72.2% | ▲ 17% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 173 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.7:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
173
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
72.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 17% 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
8.7:1
students per teacher
- 41% below state mean
Top 6% in Texas - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.2%
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
$17,357
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
25
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.5 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 53.2%
Hispanic or Latino 24.9%
Two or More 13.3%
African American 8.7%
Largest group: White at 53.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 63.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 63.0, Trinidad School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Trinidad Isd, which includes Trinidad School.
$17,357
Per student
+27%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.9%
State 58.8%
Federal 13.3%
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 (~173 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Trinidad School
How many students attend Trinidad School?
Trinidad School has 173 students enrolled. It is a public school in Trinidad, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trinidad School?
The student-teacher ratio at Trinidad School is 8.7:1, which is 41% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 45% 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 Trinidad School?
72.2% of students at Trinidad School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Trinidad School?
The largest demographic group at Trinidad School is White at 53.2% of enrollment, in Trinidad, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Trinidad School?
Trinidad School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Trinidad School a good school?
Trinidad School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% 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 Trinidad Isd?
None reported; Trinidad Isd operates only Trinidad School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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