Enrollment
215
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Wildorado, TX
Wildorado School
Federal NCES profile for Wildorado School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 67/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484584005225
👥 S:T ratio 55
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 57
📋 Attendance 87
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Wildorado School earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Texas schools.
- 67
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.3:1
- small classes for Texas
- 17.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 215
- students enrolled
Wildorado School has class sizes smaller than 82% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Wildorado Isd · Texas
NCES ID 484584005225 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.3:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-23% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
17.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-71% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Wildorado School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Wildorado School
Wildorado School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Wildorado, Texas, enrolling 215 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 17.7% free-meal eligibility runs 71% below the Texas average.
Enrollment of 215 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 107 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #16.
Its student body is predominantly White (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 215 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 5.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Wildorado Isd operates only this one school, so Wildorado 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 Wildorado School compares
Wildorado 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 | 11.3:1 | ▼ 23% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 17.7% | ▼ 71% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 215 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.3:1
Leaner classes than 81% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
215
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
17.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 71% 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
11.3:1
students per teacher
- 23% below state mean
Top 18% in Texas - lower ratio than 82% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
5.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$11,687
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 215 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.5 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 80.5%
Hispanic or Latino 15.3%
Two or More 2.3%
Asian 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%
Largest group: White at 80.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 32.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 32.8, Wildorado School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wildorado Isd, which includes Wildorado School.
$11,687
Per student
-14%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 76.4%
State 17.1%
Federal 6.4%
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 (~215 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Wildorado School
How many students attend Wildorado School?
Wildorado School has 215 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wildorado, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wildorado School?
The student-teacher ratio at Wildorado School is 11.3:1, which is 23% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 28% 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 Wildorado School?
17.7% of students at Wildorado School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wildorado School?
The largest demographic group at Wildorado School is White at 80.5% of enrollment, in Wildorado, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Wildorado School?
Wildorado School has a Resource Investment Index of 67/100 (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 Wildorado School a good school?
Wildorado School earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% 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 Wildorado Isd?
None reported; Wildorado Isd operates only Wildorado School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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