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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1987)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
481821013097	1601	Edna Alternative	Public	9-12	112 W Ash	Edna	77957	Jackson County	Edna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 782-9051	41	2	16.9	85.4%	11 (26.8%)	5 (12.2%)	24 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	$10,943			$2,552			$8,390	21.2	8.2	1783	182
481623001352	1602	Seagoville High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	151920 Seagoville Rd	Dallas	75253	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5900	1,779	110	16.1	87.1%	106 (6.0%)	298 (16.8%)	1,360 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.6%)	$10,475			$2,913			$7,562	21	18.2	1621	19
482172002189	1603	Greenville High School	Public	9-12	3515 Lions Lair	Greenville	75402	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 457-2550	1,480	97	15.2	65.7%	430 (29.1%)	225 (15.2%)	738 (49.9%)	11 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (4.7%)	$9,686			$919			$8,767	21	23.5	1528	75
482789003129	1604	Lockney High School	Public	9-12	410 SW 4th St	Lockney	79241	Floyd County	Lockney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 652-3325	134	15	9.2	73.1%	24 (17.9%)	1 (0.7%)	107 (79.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,517			$1,001			$13,517	20.9	31.6	1354	250
483549004026	1605	Post High School	Public	9-12	307 W 4th St	Post	79356	Garza County	Post Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 495-2770	217	21	10.5	60.8%	70 (32.3%)	12 (5.5%)	123 (56.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$14,270			$999			$13,271	20.9	46.1	1034	571
480144814325	1606	Diboll	Public, Charter	9-12	1015 Norwood Park Blvd	Austin	78753	Travis County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 531-5500	104	3	34.6		18 (17.3%)	18 (17.3%)	68 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								20.8			(n/a)
483591006032	1607	Progreso High School	Public	9-12	700 Business Fm 1015	Progreso	78579	Hidalgo County	Progreso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-4142	452	32	14	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	452 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,838			$1,917			$9,921	20.8	26.4	1462	145
482499002789	1608	Judson High School	Public	9-12	9142 Fm 78	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-1100	2,666	175	15.2	61.7%	285 (10.7%)	709 (26.6%)	1,503 (56.4%)	40 (1.5%)	5 (0.2%)	13 (0.5%)	111 (4.2%)	$8,898			$844			$8,055	20.7	17.6	1634	26
483714012124	1609	Grulla High School	Public	9-12	6884 E Hwy 83	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4294	761	59	12.9	97.0%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	757 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,515			$1,668			$12,848	20.7	31.9	1351	258
482463002758	1610	Jasper High School	Public	9-12	400 Bulldog	Jasper	75951	Jasper County	Jasper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 384-3242	681	55	12.4	76.4%	247 (36.3%)	254 (37.3%)	154 (22.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	$12,197			$1,708			$10,489	20.7	23.2	1534	76

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR EOC Algebra I, STAAR EOC Biology, STAAR EOC English I Reading, STAAR EOC English II Reading, STAAR EOC U.S. History test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide