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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
483006003373	431	Medina Valley High School	Public	9-12	8365 F M 471 S	Castroville	78009	Medina County	Medina Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 931-2243	2,412	139	17.4	47.9%	594 (24.6%)	149 (6.2%)	1,516 (62.9%)	36 (1.5%)	16 (0.7%)	7 (0.3%)	94 (3.9%)	$9,382	$966	$8,416	69.8	73.2	353	78
481168012029	432	Veterans Memorial Early College High School	Public	9-12	1000 Charger Ln	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-5600	2,294	133	17.2	67.5%	26 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2,253 (98.2%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$11,004	$1,393	$9,610	69.7	69.7	431	1
482034009198	433	Sachse High School	Public	9-12	3901 Miles Rd	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-7450	2,908	166	17.5	44.6%	896 (30.8%)	531 (18.3%)	945 (32.5%)	390 (13.4%)	23 (0.8%)	9 (0.3%)	114 (3.9%)	$9,631	$893	$8,739	69.7	68.3	469	36
480823000193	434	Anderson-Shiro Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1345 Fm 149 W	Anderson	77830	Grimes County	Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 873-4550	506	43	11.7	39.1%	380 (75.1%)	23 (4.5%)	86 (17.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$11,780	$668	$11,112	69.7	78.1	249	185
480840000208	435	Anson High School	Public	9-12	1509 S Commercial	Anson	79501	Jones County	Anson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 823-2404	209	25	8.4	50.2%	108 (51.7%)	3 (1.4%)	92 (44.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$15,536	$1,110	$14,426	69.6	55.3	788	353
482730008195	436	Hebron High School	Public	9-12	4207 Plano Pkwy	Carrollton	75010	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5183	3,673	225	16.3	26.9%	1,065 (29.0%)	578 (15.7%)	779 (21.2%)	1,088 (29.6%)	11 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	151 (4.1%)	$8,593	$881	$7,713	69.6	67.3	491	55
481206000703	437	Bullard High School	Public	9-12	1426 S Houston	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 894-3272	891	73	12.2	24.8%	740 (83.1%)	35 (3.9%)	83 (9.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.1%)	$11,481	$521	$10,960	69.5	78.7	231	206
483463003887	438	Perrin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	216 N Benson	Perrin	76486	Jack County	Perrin-Whitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 798-3845	322	29	11.2	55.6%	242 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$15,120	$849	$14,271	69.5	76.4	282	156
484071006914	439	Montwood High School	Public	9-12	12000 Montwood	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-2400	2,568	108	23.8	72.2%	61 (2.4%)	35 (1.4%)	2,433 (94.7%)	20 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	$8,901	$1,159	$7,742	69.5	63.3	605	166
480142113516	440	Newman International Academy Of Arlington Gibbins	Public, Charter	7-12	1111 Gibbins Rd	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5265	477	37	12.8	53.5%	118 (24.7%)	172 (36.1%)	132 (27.7%)	32 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$12,244	$615	$11,630	69.4	65.2	555	115

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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)
483006003373	431	Medina Valley High School	Public	9-12	8365 F M 471 S	Castroville	78009	Medina County	Medina Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 931-2243	2,412	139	17.4	47.9%	594 (24.6%)	149 (6.2%)	1,516 (62.9%)	36 (1.5%)	16 (0.7%)	7 (0.3%)	94 (3.9%)	$9,382			$966			$8,416	69.8	73.2	353	78
481168012029	432	Veterans Memorial Early College High School	Public	9-12	1000 Charger Ln	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-5600	2,294	133	17.2	67.5%	26 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2,253 (98.2%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$11,004			$1,393			$9,610	69.7	69.7	431	1
482034009198	433	Sachse High School	Public	9-12	3901 Miles Rd	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-7450	2,908	166	17.5	44.6%	896 (30.8%)	531 (18.3%)	945 (32.5%)	390 (13.4%)	23 (0.8%)	9 (0.3%)	114 (3.9%)	$9,631			$893			$8,739	69.7	68.3	469	36
480823000193	434	Anderson-Shiro Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1345 Fm 149 W	Anderson	77830	Grimes County	Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 873-4550	506	43	11.7	39.1%	380 (75.1%)	23 (4.5%)	86 (17.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$11,780			$668			$11,112	69.7	78.1	249	185
480840000208	435	Anson High School	Public	9-12	1509 S Commercial	Anson	79501	Jones County	Anson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 823-2404	209	25	8.4	50.2%	108 (51.7%)	3 (1.4%)	92 (44.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$15,536			$1,110			$14,426	69.6	55.3	788	353
482730008195	436	Hebron High School	Public	9-12	4207 Plano Pkwy	Carrollton	75010	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5183	3,673	225	16.3	26.9%	1,065 (29.0%)	578 (15.7%)	779 (21.2%)	1,088 (29.6%)	11 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	151 (4.1%)	$8,593			$881			$7,713	69.6	67.3	491	55
481206000703	437	Bullard High School	Public	9-12	1426 S Houston	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 894-3272	891	73	12.2	24.8%	740 (83.1%)	35 (3.9%)	83 (9.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.1%)	$11,481			$521			$10,960	69.5	78.7	231	206
483463003887	438	Perrin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	216 N Benson	Perrin	76486	Jack County	Perrin-Whitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 798-3845	322	29	11.2	55.6%	242 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$15,120			$849			$14,271	69.5	76.4	282	156
484071006914	439	Montwood High School	Public	9-12	12000 Montwood	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-2400	2,568	108	23.8	72.2%	61 (2.4%)	35 (1.4%)	2,433 (94.7%)	20 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	$8,901			$1,159			$7,742	69.5	63.3	605	166
480142113516	440	Newman International Academy Of Arlington Gibbins	Public, Charter	7-12	1111 Gibbins Rd	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5265	477	37	12.8	53.5%	118 (24.7%)	172 (36.1%)	132 (27.7%)	32 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$12,244			$615			$11,630	69.4	65.2	555	115