High school (grades 9-12) · Wall, TX

Wall H S

Federal NCES profile for Wall H S, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 484441005069
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
📚 AP courses
20
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
28
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wall H S earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools.

#1 of 6
public schools in Wall · Resource Index
52
Resource Index · Higher
9.5:1
small classes for Texas
13.7%
free-lunch eligible

Wall H S has class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Wall H S ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Wall, TX.

School address

Enrollment

361

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

38.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.5:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-35% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

13.7%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

-78% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Wall H S compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Wall H S

Wall H S is a lower-poverty, mid-sized high school in Wall, Texas, enrolling 361 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9.5:1, Wall H S is leaner than roughly 92% of Texas schools and 35% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 13.7% free-meal eligibility runs 78% below the Texas average.

Enrollment of 361 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 240 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #31.

Its student body is led by White (79%) and Hispanic or Latino (20%) (diversity index 34/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 4 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 361 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance holds up well here: only 8.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Wall Isd also operates Wall El (505 students) and Wall Middle (438 students) alongside Wall H S.

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 Wall H S compares

Wall H S on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.5:1 ▼ 35% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 13.7% ▼ 78% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 361 top 68% - -

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

9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
361
Bigger than 41% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
13.7%
free-lunch eligible - 78% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher - 35% below state mean
Top 8% in Texas - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$12,761
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 361 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
16
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

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 78.7%
Hispanic or Latino 19.9%
Two or More 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 78.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 34.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 34.1, Wall H S is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

AP courses offered 4
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wall Isd, which includes Wall H S.

$12,761
Per student
-6%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-23%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 40.5%
State 46.1%
Federal 13.4%

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.

How Wall H S Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Wall El Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Wall Middle Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Fairview Accelerated Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Fairview Accelerated Daep Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data
Veribest Ppcd Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Wall H S's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Wall Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Wall H S's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Wall H S

How many students attend Wall H S?

Wall H S has 361 students enrolled. It is a high school in Wall, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wall H S?

The student-teacher ratio at Wall H S is 9.5:1, which is 35% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 39% 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 Wall H S?

13.7% of students at Wall H S are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wall H S?

The largest demographic group at Wall H S is White at 78.7% of enrollment, in Wall, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wall H S?

Wall H S has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Wall H S rank among public schools in Wall?

By Resource Investment Index, Wall H S ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Wall, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Wall on the city page.

Is Wall H S a good school?

Wall H S earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Wall Isd?

Besides Wall H S, Wall Isd also operates Wall El (505 students), Wall Middle (438 students), and Fairview Accelerated (6 students). See the Wall Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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