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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)
483396003777	631	Paint Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4485 Fm 600	Haskell	79521	Haskell County	Paint Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 864-2868	100	15	6.5	74.0%	53 (53.0%)	2 (2.0%)	41 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$20,393			$2,593			$17,800	62.1	64.8	562	69
481770001531	632	Boswell High School	Public	9-12	5805 W Bailey Boswell Rd	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 237-3314	2,547	146	17.4	37.1%	1,068 (41.9%)	346 (13.6%)	896 (35.2%)	113 (4.4%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	113 (4.4%)	$9,253			$547			$8,706	62	67.5	486	146
480020708378	633	Premier H S Of Abilene	Public, Charter	9-12	3161 S 23rd St Ste 4	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 698-8111	146	7	20.8	78.1%	85 (58.2%)	2 (1.4%)	53 (36.3%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$9,529			$2,744			$6,784	62	45.6	1051	418
484212004797	634	Rivercrest High School	Public	9-12	4126 Us Hwy 271	Bogata	75417	Red River County	Rivercrest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 632-5205	201	24	8.2	63.2%	148 (73.6%)	7 (3.5%)	36 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$15,600			$570			$15,030	62	53.8	834	200
484314004902	635	Trenton High School	Public	9-12	2289 Fm 815	Trenton	75490	Fannin County	Trenton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 989-2242	208	17	12	33.7%	145 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$11,343			$875			$10,468	62	66.4	524	111
482004001959	636	Frost High School	Public	7-12	208 N Wyrick	Frost	76641	Navarro County	Frost Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 998-7201	240	22	10.8	47.1%	143 (59.6%)	5 (2.1%)	87 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$12,791			$885			$11,906	62	53.7	836	200
480001201431	637	Chisum High School	Public	9-12	3250 S Church St	Paris	75462	Lamar County	Chisum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-2800	322	35	9.1	39.8%	265 (82.3%)	8 (2.5%)	34 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$12,820			$1,068			$11,752	61.9	63.9	592	45
483312009134	638	Warren High School	Public	9-12	9411 Military Dr W	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4200	2,647	160	16.5	48.4%	359 (13.6%)	181 (6.8%)	1,979 (74.8%)	57 (2.2%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	60 (2.3%)	$8,409			$481			$7,928	61.9	58.7	701	63
482316002351	639	High Island School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2113 6th St	High Island	77623	Galveston County	High Island Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 257-5276	151	18	8.4	59.6%	120 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.3%)	4 (2.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	$15,960			$1,767			$14,192	61.8	57.4	730	91
480008011493	640	Heritage Academy Of Del Rio	Public, Charter	9-12	709 B Kings Way	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	Heritage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 774-6230	181	11	15.9	85.1%	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,611			$1,491			$7,120	61.8	46.2	1031	391

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide