Enrollment
239
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Wells, TX
Wells School
Federal NCES profile for Wells School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484494005116
👥 S:T ratio 56
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 52
📋 Attendance 42
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Wells School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Texas schools.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.9:1
- small classes for Texas
- 62.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 239
- students enrolled
Wells School has class sizes smaller than 85% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
22.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.9:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-26% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
62.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+1% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Wells School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Wells School
Wells School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Wells, Texas, enrolling 239 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.9:1, Wells School is leaner than roughly 85% of Texas schools and 26% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 62.5% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 239 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 635 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #232.
Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (11%) (diversity index 40/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 239 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 20.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 52 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 239 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 4 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Wells Isd operates only this one school, so Wells 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 Wells School compares
Wells 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 | 10.9:1 | ▼ 26% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 62.5% | ▲ 1% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 239 | top 81% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
239
Bigger than 24% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
62.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 1% 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
10.9:1
students per teacher
- 26% below state mean
Top 15% in Texas - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.4%
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
$13,888
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 239 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
35
in-school suspensions + 17 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 21.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.
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 76.2%
Hispanic or Latino 10.9%
African American 7.5%
Two or More 5.4%
Largest group: White at 76.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 39.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 39.9, Wells School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wells Isd, which includes Wells School.
$13,888
Per student
+2%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 24.6%
State 54.8%
Federal 20.6%
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 (~239 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Wells School
How many students attend Wells School?
Wells School has 239 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wells, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wells School?
The student-teacher ratio at Wells School is 10.9:1, which is 26% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 31% 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 Wells School?
62.5% of students at Wells School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wells School?
The largest demographic group at Wells School is White at 76.2% of enrollment, in Wells, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Wells School?
Wells School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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 Wells School a good school?
Wells School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% 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 Wells Isd?
None reported; Wells Isd operates only Wells School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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