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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
481623005865	1	School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5970	546	33	16.8	41.0%	181 (33.2%)	33 (6.0%)	246 (45.1%)	67 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	$9,307	$708	$8,599	96.3	96	2	1
481623003641	2	School Of Science And Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5960	495	26	19	65.1%	52 (10.5%)	32 (6.5%)	360 (72.7%)	41 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$9,146	$768	$8,378	96.3	95.9	3	1
482892012371	3	Mansfield Frontier Stem Academy	Public	9-12	1120 W Debbie Ln	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-1600	307	23	13.5	23.5%	109 (35.5%)	66 (21.5%)	52 (16.9%)	58 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	$54,089	$2,004	$52,085	96.3			(n/a)
480744009497	4	Juvenile Detention Center	Public	7-12	889 S 25th St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 671-4648	14	2	7	35.7%	5 (35.7%)	3 (21.4%)	6 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,003	$1,117	$26,886	96.2			(n/a)
481623006532	5	Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School	Public	9-12	701 Elm St 1st Floor	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 860-2356	287	14	20.5	82.6%	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.4%)	258 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,192	$972	$10,220	95.9	95.3	5
480894011930	6	Lasa High School	Public	9-12	1012 Arthur Stiles Rd	Austin	78721	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2589	1,518	83	18.3	11.5%	659 (43.4%)	36 (2.4%)	340 (22.4%)	356 (23.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (8.3%)	$9,936	$311	$9,625	95.8	95.3	6
484296013654	7	Tomball Star Academy	Public	9-12	11211 Fm 2920 Building 3	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3222	366	23	16	29.8%	145 (39.6%)	23 (6.3%)	133 (36.3%)	49 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$7,853	$615	$7,237	95.7	95	8	1
482364009273	8	Carnegie Vanguard High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1501 Taft	Houston	77019	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 732-3690	824	39	21.3	38.0%	160 (19.4%)	91 (11.0%)	275 (33.4%)	271 (32.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.0%)	$8,277	$715	$7,562	95.7	93.7	18	10
484110013209	9	Spring Branch Academic Institute	Public, Alternative	K-12	14400 Fern	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-2277	148	34	4.3		61 (41.2%)	2 (1.4%)	13 (8.8%)	58 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (8.8%)	$15,648	$491	$15,157	95.4	95.1	7	2
482892013423	10	Tccse Early College H S At Timberview	Public	9-12	7700 S Watson Rd	Arlington	76002	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-1300	273	12	23	52.7%	45 (16.5%)	115 (42.1%)	49 (17.9%)	54 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$6,407	$339	$6,067	95.1	94.6	12	2

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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)
481623005865	1	School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5970	546	33	16.8	41.0%	181 (33.2%)	33 (6.0%)	246 (45.1%)	67 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	$9,307			$708			$8,599	96.3	96	2	1
481623003641	2	School Of Science And Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	1201 E Eighth St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-5960	495	26	19	65.1%	52 (10.5%)	32 (6.5%)	360 (72.7%)	41 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$9,146			$768			$8,378	96.3	95.9	3	1
482892012371	3	Mansfield Frontier Stem Academy	Public	9-12	1120 W Debbie Ln	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-1600	307	23	13.5	23.5%	109 (35.5%)	66 (21.5%)	52 (16.9%)	58 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.8%)	$54,089			$2,004			$52,085	96.3			(n/a)
480744009497	4	Juvenile Detention Center	Public	7-12	889 S 25th St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 671-4648	14	2	7	35.7%	5 (35.7%)	3 (21.4%)	6 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,003			$1,117			$26,886	96.2			(n/a)
481623006532	5	Dr Wright L Lassiter Junior Early College High School	Public	9-12	701 Elm St 1st Floor	Dallas	75202	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 860-2356	287	14	20.5	82.6%	2 (0.7%)	24 (8.4%)	258 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,192			$972			$10,220	95.9	95.3	5
480894011930	6	Lasa High School	Public	9-12	1012 Arthur Stiles Rd	Austin	78721	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2589	1,518	83	18.3	11.5%	659 (43.4%)	36 (2.4%)	340 (22.4%)	356 (23.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (8.3%)	$9,936			$311			$9,625	95.8	95.3	6
484296013654	7	Tomball Star Academy	Public	9-12	11211 Fm 2920 Building 3	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3222	366	23	16	29.8%	145 (39.6%)	23 (6.3%)	133 (36.3%)	49 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$7,853			$615			$7,237	95.7	95	8	1
482364009273	8	Carnegie Vanguard High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1501 Taft	Houston	77019	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 732-3690	824	39	21.3	38.0%	160 (19.4%)	91 (11.0%)	275 (33.4%)	271 (32.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.0%)	$8,277			$715			$7,562	95.7	93.7	18	10
484110013209	9	Spring Branch Academic Institute	Public, Alternative	K-12	14400 Fern	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-2277	148	34	4.3		61 (41.2%)	2 (1.4%)	13 (8.8%)	58 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (8.8%)	$15,648			$491			$15,157	95.4	95.1	7	2
482892013423	10	Tccse Early College H S At Timberview	Public	9-12	7700 S Watson Rd	Arlington	76002	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-1300	273	12	23	52.7%	45 (16.5%)	115 (42.1%)	49 (17.9%)	54 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$6,407			$339			$6,067	95.1	94.6	12	2