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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)
482580002911	501	Knippa School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 Kessler St	Knippa	78870	Uvalde County	Knippa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 934-2177	416	37	11.3	41.6%	162 (38.9%)	2 (0.5%)	242 (58.2%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,436			$889			$8,548	67.2	66.8	509	8
484635005280	502	Wolfe City High School	Public	9-12	8353 Hwy 34	Wolfe City	75496	Hunt County	Wolfe City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 496-2891	221	20	11	53.4%	156 (70.6%)	8 (3.6%)	50 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$14,218			$1,647			$12,571	67.2	55.5	782	280
484041004576	503	Skidmore-Tynan High School	Public	9-12	213 W Walton	Skidmore	78389	Bee County	Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 287-3426	237	27	8.8	63.7%	64 (27.0%)	3 (1.3%)	165 (69.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,206			$802			$14,404	67.1	69.4	443	60
481270000766	504	Canadian High School	Public	9-12	621 S 5th St	Canadian	79014	Hemphill County	Canadian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 323-5373	297	26	11.2	39.1%	145 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (47.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$13,508			$917			$12,592	67	78.1	250	254
481473012282	505	Davenport High School	Public	9-12	23255 Fm 3009	San Antonio	78266	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	1,199	75	15.8	32.5%	553 (46.1%)	72 (6.0%)	492 (41.0%)	14 (1.2%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	58 (4.8%)	$15,682			$1,170			$14,512	67	61.1	653	148
482526009380	506	Central High School	Public	9-12	9450 Ray White Rd	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-2000	2,551	168	15.2	32.3%	1,230 (48.2%)	326 (12.8%)	614 (24.1%)	199 (7.8%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	170 (6.7%)	$9,286			$772			$8,514	67	67	502	4
484668005323	507	J M Hanks High School	Public	9-12	2001 Lee Trevino Dr	El Paso	79935	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5000	1,454	97	14.9	63.9%	73 (5.0%)	34 (2.3%)	1,332 (91.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.6%)	$11,070			$842			$10,227	66.9	59.7	686	179
484548005173	508	White Oak High School	Public	9-12	200 S White Oak Rd	White Oak	75693	Gregg County	White Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 291-2000	416	38	10.8	41.3%	326 (78.4%)	16 (3.8%)	46 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.8%)	$11,475			$636			$10,839	66.8	64.3	580	72
481473010533	509	Canyon Lake High School	Public	9-12	8555 Fm 32	Fischer	78623	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-1700	1,038	77	13.5	37.4%	661 (63.7%)	7 (0.7%)	331 (31.9%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.6%)	$11,524			$718			$10,806	66.8	67.6	483	26
480145114046	510	Pioneer Technology And Arts Academy North Dallas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15720 Hillcrest Rd	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 405-8967	286	32	8.9	32.2%	101 (35.3%)	57 (19.9%)	108 (37.8%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$23,147			$1,295			$21,852	66.8			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.