Enrollment
220
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Zephyr, TX
Zephyr School
Federal NCES profile for Zephyr School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484677005356
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 12
📋 Attendance 66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Zephyr School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Texas schools.
- 52
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.5:1
- small classes for Texas
- 53.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 220
- students enrolled
Zephyr School has class sizes smaller than 87% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.5:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
53.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-13% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Zephyr School compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Zephyr School
Zephyr School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Zephyr, Texas, enrolling 220 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.5:1, Zephyr School is leaner than roughly 87% of Texas schools and 29% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 53.7% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 220 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 601 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #363.
Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 30/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 440 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
13.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 16.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Zephyr Isd operates only this one school, so Zephyr 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 Zephyr School compares
Zephyr 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 | 10.5:1 | ▼ 29% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 53.7% | ▼ 13% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 220 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
220
Bigger than 22% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
53.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 13% 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
10.5:1
students per teacher
- 29% below state mean
Top 13% in Texas - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.6%
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
$12,675
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
6
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 82.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.0%
Two or More 5.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Largest group: White at 82.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 30.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 30.2, Zephyr School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Zephyr Isd, which includes Zephyr School.
$12,675
Per student
-7%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 24.5%
State 59.2%
Federal 16.4%
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 (~220 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Zephyr School
How many students attend Zephyr School?
Zephyr School has 220 students enrolled. It is a public school in Zephyr, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Zephyr School?
The student-teacher ratio at Zephyr School is 10.5:1, which is 29% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 33% 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 Zephyr School?
53.7% of students at Zephyr School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Zephyr School?
The largest demographic group at Zephyr School is White at 82.7% of enrollment, in Zephyr, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Zephyr School?
Zephyr School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (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 Zephyr School a good school?
Zephyr School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% 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 Zephyr Isd?
None reported; Zephyr Isd operates only Zephyr School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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