Other / mixed grade configuration · Wellman, TX

Wellman-Union School

Federal NCES profile for Wellman-Union School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484491005114
0/100100/10063/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
50
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wellman-Union School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools.

63
Resource Index · Higher
9.5:1
small classes for Texas
45.1%
free-lunch eligible
248
students enrolled

Wellman-Union School has class sizes smaller than 92% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-7 students YoY

Wellman-Union School held near 279 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 26.6 → 24.7 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 484491005114 · Wellman, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD

248 enr · 9.5:1 · 45.1% lunch · RII 63

Nearest enrollment peer: Alakanuk School (248 students)

Wellman-Union School held near 279 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 26.6 → 24.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Wellman-Union School compares

Wellman-Union School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 45.1% ▼ 27% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 248 top 80% - -

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.
248
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
45.1%
free-lunch eligible - 27% 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
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
12.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$14,591
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $14,348
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 248 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 60.5%
Hispanic or Latino 37.5%
African American 0.8%
Asian 0.8%
Two or More 0.4%

Largest group: White at 60.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.3, Wellman-Union School is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Wellman-Union Cisd reports $14,591 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Wellman-Union School

How many students attend Wellman-Union School?

Wellman-Union School has 248 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wellman, TX. CCD year-over-year: 286 (2022-23) → 279 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellman-Union School?

The student-teacher ratio at Wellman-Union School 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 Wellman-Union School?

45.1% of students at Wellman-Union School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wellman-Union School?

The largest demographic group at Wellman-Union School is White at 60.5% of enrollment, in Wellman, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wellman-Union School?

Wellman-Union School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Wellman-Union Cisd?

None reported; Wellman-Union Cisd operates only Wellman-Union School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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