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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)
481338000839	281	Centerville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10327 N St Hwy 94	Groveton	75845	Trinity County	Centerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 642-1597	147	16	8.9	57.1%	141 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,521			$1,228			$13,293	76.6	53.9	832	551
483075003471	282	Miles High School	Public	7-12	1001 Robinson	Miles	76861	Runnels County	Miles Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 468-2861	231	23	9.9	34.6%	142 (61.5%)	2 (0.9%)	86 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,754			$1,019			$11,735	76.6	83.3	156	126
483600004064	283	Prosper High School	Public	9-12	301 Eagle Dr	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2180	3,769	218	17.2		2,203 (58.5%)	350 (9.3%)	486 (12.9%)	461 (12.2%)	10 (0.3%)	5 (0.1%)	254 (6.7%)	$9,881			$375			$9,506	76.6	78.9	228	55
484017004556	284	Sidney School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4100 Hwy 1689	Sidney	76474	Comanche County	Sidney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 842-5500	124	14	8.9	62.9%	96 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,844			$1,300			$10,543	76.5	63	617	333
481083000550	285	Booker Jh/H S	Public	6-12	600 S Main St	Booker	79005	Lipscomb County	Booker Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 658-4521	180	21	8.7	55.0%	40 (22.2%)	2 (1.1%)	136 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,963			$1,678			$14,284	76.4	73.7	333	48
481728001494	286	Dodd City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	602 N Main St	Dodd City	75438	Fannin County	Dodd City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 583-7585	331	27	12.4	38.7%	284 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$10,905			$763			$10,142	76.3	79.5	216	70
482277002308	287	Hawkins H S / Middle	Public	6-12	179 Hawk Dr	Hawkins	75765	Wood County	Hawkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 769-0571	386	35	10.9	58.8%	315 (81.6%)	33 (8.5%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	$14,732			$1,552			$13,180	76.3	68.6	465	178
483912004462	288	Sands Consolidated Independent School District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 First St	Ackerly	79713	Martin County	Sands Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 353-4888	240	21	11.2	59.2%	127 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (43.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$13,532			$596			$12,936	76.2	72.6	364	76
482340002375	289	Holliday High School	Public	9-12	751 College Ave	Holliday	76366	Archer County	Holliday Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 586-1624	352	31	11.3	20.7%	308 (87.5%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,037			$280			$11,757	76.1	78	254	35
483939004482	290	Santo High School	Public	6-12	406 Fm Rd 2201	Santo	76472	Palo Pinto County	Santo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 769-3847	276	24	11.4	40.6%	210 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$12,985			$788			$12,197	76.1	79.2	221	69

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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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