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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)
483738004196	1161	Robert Lee School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1323 Hamilton	Robert Lee	76945	Coke County	Robert Lee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 453-4555	256	25	10.1	54.7%	137 (53.5%)	1 (0.4%)	113 (44.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$14,339			$899			$13,439	40.6	61.2	648	513
484143004740	1162	Stanton High School	Public	9-12	705 Knooce St	Stanton	79782	Martin County	Stanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 607-3700	317	24	13.1	42.3%	100 (31.5%)	6 (1.9%)	207 (65.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,958			$815			$16,142	40.6	44.9	1067	95
482592002919	1163	Kountze High School	Public	9-12	1488 Fm 1293	Kountze	77625	Hardin County	Kountze Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 246-3474	331	35	9.4	59.2%	241 (72.8%)	54 (16.3%)	23 (6.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$12,160			$1,027			$11,134	40.4	45.4	1055	108
484055004590	1164	Smithville High School	Public	9-12	285 Hwy 95	Smithville	78957	Bastrop County	Smithville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 237-2451	560	45	12.4	56.1%	306 (54.6%)	36 (6.4%)	195 (34.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$10,728			$747			$9,980	40.4	42.1	1131	33
481431000917	1165	Cleburne High School	Public	9-12	850 N Nolan River Rd	Cleburne	76033	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-1200	1,923	146	13.1	64.7%	838 (43.6%)	91 (4.7%)	863 (44.9%)	6 (0.3%)	13 (0.7%)	31 (1.6%)	81 (4.2%)	$9,656			$704			$8,952	40.4	42	1135	30
481599001171	1166	Van Horn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 W 7th St	Van Horn	79855	Culberson County	Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 283-2245	393	36	10.8	79.4%	45 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	331 (84.2%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$16,231			$1,904			$14,328	40.4	41.4	1144	22
482514002803	1167	Karnes City High School	Public	9-12	400 Hwy 123	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 780-6300	310	31	10	50.3%	70 (22.6%)	6 (1.9%)	230 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,692			$1,329			$13,363	40.4	48.4	968	199
483836004274	1168	Rusk High School	Public	9-12	495 Eagle Dr	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 683-5401	603	48	12.6	63.5%	365 (60.5%)	80 (13.3%)	130 (21.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$11,859			$1,552			$10,307	40.4	46.8	1016	152
482855007762	1169	Lufkin High School	Public	9-12	309 Medford Dr	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 632-7721	2,101	175	11.9	83.8%	452 (21.5%)	539 (25.7%)	1,029 (49.0%)	25 (1.2%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	54 (2.6%)	$12,700			$1,876			$10,825	40.3	37.7	1226	57
482937003310	1170	Matagorda School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	717 Wightman St	Matagorda	77457	Matagorda County	Matagorda Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 863-7693	113	12	9.3	72.6%	57 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (45.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$15,096			$1,586			$13,509	40.3	58.7	702	468

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.