Enrollment
73
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Gainesville, TX
Walnut Bend El
Federal NCES profile for Walnut Bend El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484449005079
👥 S:T ratio 51
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 80
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Walnut Bend El earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of Texas schools.
- #2 of 5
- schools in Gainesville · Resource Index
- 54
- Resource Index · Higher
- 12.2:1
- small classes for Texas
- 74.1%
- free-lunch eligible
Walnut Bend El has class sizes smaller than 75% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Walnut Bend El ranks #2 of 5 schools in Gainesville, TX.
School address
District: Walnut Bend Isd · Texas
NCES ID 484449005079 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.2:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-17% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
74.1%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+20% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Walnut Bend El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Walnut Bend El
Walnut Bend El is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Gainesville, Texas, enrolling 73 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 74.1% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Texas schools, with 73 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 142 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #72.
Its student body is led by White (64%) and Hispanic or Latino (30%) (diversity index 49/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 8.2% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Walnut Bend Isd spends $19,018 per pupil, 39% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Walnut Bend Isd operates only this one school, so Walnut Bend El has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 73 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 Walnut Bend El compares
Walnut Bend El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 12.2:1 | ▼ 17% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 74.1% | ▲ 20% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 73 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.2:1
Leaner classes than 74% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
73
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
74.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 20% 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
12.2:1
students per teacher
- 17% below state mean
Top 25% in Texas - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$19,018
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 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 64.4%
Hispanic or Latino 30.1%
Two or More 4.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.4%
Largest group: White at 64.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 49.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 49.3, Walnut Bend El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Walnut Bend Isd, which includes Walnut Bend El.
$19,018
Per student
+39%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 11.7%
State 72.9%
Federal 15.4%
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.
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 (~73 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Walnut Bend El
How many students attend Walnut Bend El?
Walnut Bend El has 73 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gainesville, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walnut Bend El?
The student-teacher ratio at Walnut Bend El is 12.2:1, which is 17% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 22% 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 Walnut Bend El?
74.1% of students at Walnut Bend El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Walnut Bend El?
The largest demographic group at Walnut Bend El is White at 64.4% of enrollment, in Gainesville, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Walnut Bend El?
Walnut Bend El has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (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).
How does Walnut Bend El rank among schools in Gainesville?
By Resource Investment Index, Walnut Bend El ranks #2 of 5 schools in Gainesville, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Gainesville on the city page.
Is Walnut Bend El a good school?
Walnut Bend El earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% 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 Walnut Bend Isd?
None reported; Walnut Bend Isd operates only Walnut Bend El as a public school district in NCES's records.
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