Enrollment
32
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Valentine, TX
Valentine School
Federal NCES profile for Valentine School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484374004975
👥 S:T ratio 87
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 87
📋 Attendance 53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Valentine School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 3.2:1
- small classes for Texas
- 47.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 32
- students enrolled
Valentine School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Valentine Isd · Texas
NCES ID 484374004975 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
3.2:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-78% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
47.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-23% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Valentine School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Valentine School
Valentine School is a small combined-grade school in Valentine, Texas, enrolling 32 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 3.2:1, Valentine School is leaner than roughly 99% of Texas schools and 78% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 47.7% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Texas schools, with 32 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 24 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #8.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (66%) and White (19%) (diversity index 51/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 64 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Valentine Isd spends $42,861 per pupil, 214% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Valentine Isd operates only this one school, so Valentine School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 32 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Texas's single-school districts.
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 Valentine School compares
Valentine 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 | 3.2:1 | ▼ 78% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 47.7% | ▼ 23% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 32 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
3.2:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
32
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
47.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 23% 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
3.2:1
students per teacher
- 78% below state mean
Top 1% in Texas - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$42,861
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.1 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
Hispanic or Latino 65.6%
White 18.8%
Asian 15.6%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 65.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 51.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 51.0, Valentine School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Valentine Isd, which includes Valentine School.
$42,861
Per student
+214%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+158%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.0%
State 61.9%
Federal 7.1%
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 (~32 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~3.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Valentine School
How many students attend Valentine School?
Valentine School has 32 students enrolled. It is a public school in Valentine, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valentine School?
The student-teacher ratio at Valentine School is 3.2:1, which is 78% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 80% 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 Valentine School?
47.7% of students at Valentine School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Valentine School?
The largest demographic group at Valentine School is Hispanic or Latino at 65.6% of enrollment, in Valentine, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Valentine School?
Valentine School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (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 Valentine School a good school?
Valentine School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas. 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 Valentine Isd?
None reported; Valentine Isd operates only Valentine School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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