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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
483715004181	81	South Texas Independent School District (Isd) World Scholars	Public, Magnet	9-12	510 S Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 383-1684	455	33	13.9	67.0%	33 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	391 (85.9%)	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,195	$1,238	$12,957	89	86	110	29
482799012600	82	London High School	Public	9-12	1306 Fm 43	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	London Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 855-0092	540	29	18.5	18.1%	201 (37.2%)	6 (1.1%)	299 (55.4%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$9,606	$736	$8,871	88.9	86.4	105	23
482517011271	83	Tompkins High School	Public	9-12	4400 Falcon Landing Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-1000	3,061	185	16.5	18.4%	940 (30.7%)	302 (9.9%)	724 (23.7%)	983 (32.1%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	99 (3.2%)	$8,577	$290	$8,287	88.9	87.3	95	12
483808013545	84	Rrisd Early College High School	Public	9-12	4400 College Park Dr	Round Rock	78665	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 704-1650	387	20	19.1	28.7%	157 (40.6%)	44 (11.4%)	126 (32.6%)	42 (10.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$7,649	$376	$7,273	88.8	85.5	123	39
483195008899	85	Mumford High School	Public	7-12	9755 Fm 50	Mumford	77807	Brazos County	Mumford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 279-3678	228	19	11.9	65.4%	99 (43.4%)	13 (5.7%)	110 (48.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$9,118	$821	$8,298	88.8	87.7	92	7
482325002357	86	Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	4220 Emerson Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3700	2,177	144	15		1,791 (82.3%)	20 (0.9%)	133 (6.1%)	165 (7.6%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.2%)	53 (2.4%)	$10,802	$168	$10,634	88.6	91.7	36	50
480142712830	87	Ut Tyler University Academy At Longview	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3201 N Eastman Rd	Longview	75705	Smith County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 663-8219	391	26	15.1		267 (68.3%)	16 (4.1%)	77 (19.7%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$8,532	$397	$8,135	88.6	90.5	49	38
480016312903	88	Ischool High At University Park	Public, Charter	6-12	20515 Tx Hwy 249	Houston	77070	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	420	16	25.4	35.7%	141 (33.6%)	65 (15.5%)	153 (36.4%)	47 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$7,962	$224	$7,737	88.6	91.1	39	49
480870013677	89	Arlington College And Career High School	Public	9-12	4900 W Arkansas Ln	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-3550	365	19	19.7	81.9%	28 (7.7%)	74 (20.3%)	250 (68.5%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,976	$830	$9,146	88.6	88.3	79	10
481278011864	90	Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs)	Public	9-12	6701 S Desert Blvd Building N	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-1700	371	23	16	57.1%	22 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	335 (90.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	$10,639	$442	$10,197	88.5	88.3	78	12

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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)
483715004181	81	South Texas Independent School District (Isd) World Scholars	Public, Magnet	9-12	510 S Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 383-1684	455	33	13.9	67.0%	33 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	391 (85.9%)	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,195			$1,238			$12,957	89	86	110	29
482799012600	82	London High School	Public	9-12	1306 Fm 43	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	London Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 855-0092	540	29	18.5	18.1%	201 (37.2%)	6 (1.1%)	299 (55.4%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$9,606			$736			$8,871	88.9	86.4	105	23
482517011271	83	Tompkins High School	Public	9-12	4400 Falcon Landing Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-1000	3,061	185	16.5	18.4%	940 (30.7%)	302 (9.9%)	724 (23.7%)	983 (32.1%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	99 (3.2%)	$8,577			$290			$8,287	88.9	87.3	95	12
483808013545	84	Rrisd Early College High School	Public	9-12	4400 College Park Dr	Round Rock	78665	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 704-1650	387	20	19.1	28.7%	157 (40.6%)	44 (11.4%)	126 (32.6%)	42 (10.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$7,649			$376			$7,273	88.8	85.5	123	39
483195008899	85	Mumford High School	Public	7-12	9755 Fm 50	Mumford	77807	Brazos County	Mumford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 279-3678	228	19	11.9	65.4%	99 (43.4%)	13 (5.7%)	110 (48.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$9,118			$821			$8,298	88.8	87.7	92	7
482325002357	86	Highland Park High School	Public	9-12	4220 Emerson Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3700	2,177	144	15		1,791 (82.3%)	20 (0.9%)	133 (6.1%)	165 (7.6%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.2%)	53 (2.4%)	$10,802			$168			$10,634	88.6	91.7	36	50
480142712830	87	Ut Tyler University Academy At Longview	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3201 N Eastman Rd	Longview	75705	Smith County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 663-8219	391	26	15.1		267 (68.3%)	16 (4.1%)	77 (19.7%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$8,532			$397			$8,135	88.6	90.5	49	38
480016312903	88	Ischool High At University Park	Public, Charter	6-12	20515 Tx Hwy 249	Houston	77070	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	420	16	25.4	35.7%	141 (33.6%)	65 (15.5%)	153 (36.4%)	47 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$7,962			$224			$7,737	88.6	91.1	39	49
480870013677	89	Arlington College And Career High School	Public	9-12	4900 W Arkansas Ln	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 515-3550	365	19	19.7	81.9%	28 (7.7%)	74 (20.3%)	250 (68.5%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,976			$830			$9,146	88.6	88.3	79	10
481278011864	90	Northwest Early College H S (Nwechs)	Public	9-12	6701 S Desert Blvd Building N	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-1700	371	23	16	57.1%	22 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	335 (90.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	$10,639			$442			$10,197	88.5	88.3	78	12