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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)
483732004193	651	Kaufer High School	Public	9-12	203 Seahawk Dr	Riviera	78379	Kleberg County	Riviera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 296-3101	194	21	9	48.5%	40 (20.6%)	1 (0.5%)	151 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,926			$1,426			$14,500	61.5	52.6	866	215
482529005755	652	Kelton Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16703 Fm 2697	Wheeler	79096	Wheeler County	Kelton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 826-5795	153	20	7.6	60.1%	107 (69.9%)	7 (4.6%)	27 (17.6%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$15,510			$1,379			$14,132	61.4	70.7	412	240
480735013429	653	College View High School	Public	9-12	1300 George Bush Dr	College Station	77840	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 764-5540	122	9	13.3	45.1%	71 (58.2%)	16 (13.1%)	32 (26.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$24,970			$1,121			$23,849	61.4	65.3	553	100
481199000701	654	Buffalo High School	Public	9-12	1724 N Buffalo Ave	Buffalo	75831	Leon County	Buffalo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 322-2473	316	27	11.7	62.0%	151 (47.8%)	10 (3.2%)	143 (45.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$11,126			$1,059			$10,067	61.4	65.1	556	98
483177003541	655	Mt Vernon High School	Public	9-12	509 Texas Hwy 37	Mount Vernon	75457	Franklin County	Mount Vernon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 537-9800	489	37	13.1	63.4%	305 (62.4%)	32 (6.5%)	128 (26.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$11,765			$814			$10,950	61.3	54	825	170
484515005151	656	West Rusk High School	Public	8-12	10705 S Main Hwy 42	New London	75682	Rusk County	West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District (	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 392-7854	369	24	15.4	70.5%	214 (58.0%)	48 (13.0%)	90 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$12,572			$1,719			$10,853	61.3	54.7	806	150
481746001506	657	Douglass School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20712 S Fm 225	Douglass	75943	Nacogdoches County	Douglass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-9804	436	40	10.8	38.5%	328 (75.2%)	16 (3.7%)	68 (15.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$9,662			$681			$8,981	61.3	68.7	463	194
480020911822	658	Yes Prep - Gulfton	Public, Charter	6-12	6565 De Moss Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9800	1,062	63	16.8	94.4%	18 (1.7%)	37 (3.5%)	951 (89.5%)	47 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	$10,037			$1,395			$8,641	61.3	51.1	901	243
480861000229	659	Archer City High School	Public	7-12	600 S Ash St	Archer City	76351	Archer County	Archer City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 574-4713	206	27	7.5	47.6%	165 (80.1%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (13.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$15,772			$665			$15,107	61.2	65.9	538	121
484257004868	660	Texline School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	302 E Pine St	Texline	79087	Dallam County	Texline Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 362-4284	220	23	9.3	63.6%	113 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$11,682			$1,011			$10,671	61.2	66.9	505	155

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison