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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)
483618004067	401	Quanah High School	Public	9-12	501 W 7th	Quanah	79252	Hardeman County	Quanah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 663-2791	158	23	6.8	68.4%	91 (57.6%)	6 (3.8%)	51 (32.3%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$21,347			$3,183			$18,164	71	73.9	327	74
482001001956	402	Frisco High School	Public	9-12	6401 Parkwood Blvd	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5500	2,081	136	15.2	24.7%	710 (34.1%)	247 (11.9%)	503 (24.2%)	518 (24.9%)	20 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	82 (3.9%)	$10,083			$421			$9,662	70.9	72	381	21
484167004756	403	Stratford High School	Public	9-12	503 N 8th St	Stratford	79084	Sherman County	Stratford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 366-3330	181	22	8.3	55.2%	63 (34.8%)	1 (0.6%)	113 (62.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$14,219			$1,118			$13,101	70.9	48.5	964	561
480894000292	404	Anderson High School	Public	9-12	8403 Mesa Dr	Austin	78759	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2538	2,210	118	18.6	24.4%	1,187 (53.7%)	84 (3.8%)	643 (29.1%)	171 (7.7%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	120 (5.4%)	$9,959			$422			$9,537	70.9	72.9	356	48
481281000774	405	Canyon High School	Public	9-12	1701 23rd St	Canyon	79015	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2740	1,082	79	13.6	24.2%	806 (74.5%)	16 (1.5%)	234 (21.6%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	$9,684			$948			$8,736	70.8	75.1	309	96
481830013596	406	Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	2231 Arizona Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4830	425	23	18.3	62.6%	60 (14.1%)	19 (4.5%)	326 (76.7%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$8,407			$708			$7,699	70.7	76.6	277	129
482379002631	407	Hudson High School	Public	9-12	6735 Ted Trout Dr	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Hudson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 875-9232	797	61	13	47.8%	473 (59.3%)	46 (5.8%)	244 (30.6%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.9%)	$10,949			$1,581			$9,367	70.7	71.9	383	24
482742003085	408	Liberty Hill High School	Public	9-12	16500 W State Hwy 29	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 260-5500	2,001	118	17	22.7%	1,229 (61.4%)	54 (2.7%)	550 (27.5%)	53 (2.6%)	11 (0.5%)	5 (0.2%)	99 (4.9%)	$8,310			$567			$7,743	70.5	71.4	391	17
484110004698	409	Stratford High School	Public	9-12	14555 Fern St	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-3400	2,272	107	21.2	33.1%	1,090 (48.0%)	230 (10.1%)	722 (31.8%)	143 (6.3%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	78 (3.4%)	$9,618			$792			$8,825	70.5	73.5	338	71
481275000769	410	Canton High School	Public	9-12	1110 W Hwy 243	Canton	75103	Van Zandt County	Canton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 567-6561	653	53	12.3	40.6%	510 (78.1%)	11 (1.7%)	96 (14.7%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$10,641			$624			$10,017	70.5	73.8	330	80

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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:

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

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