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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)
481533001102	1421	Corsicana High School	Public	9-12	3701 W Hwy 22	Corsicana	75110	Navarro County	Corsicana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 874-8211	1,805	112	16	72.8%	437 (24.2%)	277 (15.3%)	976 (54.1%)	12 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	49 (2.7%)	49 (2.7%)	$10,125			$1,999			$8,127	29.2	28.2	1421
483969004512	1422	Seguin High School	Public	9-12	1315 E Cedar	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Seguin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 401-8000	2,101	129	16.2	71.1%	521 (24.8%)	85 (4.0%)	1,453 (69.2%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	28 (1.3%)	$9,932			$1,058			$8,873	29.1	25.8	1482	60
480020708780	1423	Premier H S Of Comanche/Early	Public, Charter	9-12	819 Early Blvd	Early	76802	Brown County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 356-9673	90	3	30	86.7%	56 (62.2%)	1 (1.1%)	31 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$8,547			$1,336			$7,211	29	36.5	1250	173
483042003425	1424	Mexia High School	Public	9-12	1120 N Ross	Mexia	76667	Limestone County	Mexia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 562-4010	553	46	12	77.2%	95 (17.2%)	125 (22.6%)	300 (54.2%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.6%)	$13,016			$1,484			$11,532	29	26.9	1449	25
480003012200	1425	Uplift Hampton Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8915 S Hampton Rd	Dallas	75237	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 421-1982	381	26	14.6	82.7%	3 (0.8%)	195 (51.2%)	172 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	$11,604			$667			$10,937	28.8	26.4	1460	35
481932001791	1426	Florence High School	Public	9-12	401 Fm 970	Florence	76527	Williamson County	Florence Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 793-2495	377	30	12.4	43.5%	183 (48.5%)	3 (0.8%)	184 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$13,117			$737			$12,380	28.8	31.5	1358	68
484356004955	1427	Union Hill High School	Public	6-12	2197 F M 2088	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 762-2138	143	19	7.7	74.8%	112 (78.3%)	6 (4.2%)	21 (14.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$17,025			$2,200			$14,825	28.8	41.9	1137	290
480021114077	1428	Idea Sports Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6650 Old Alice Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	273	21	12.8	93.8%	37 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,694			$1,442			$12,252	28.7	43.3	1105	323
481380000870	1429	Chico High School	Public	9-12	263 Fm 2952	Chico	76431	Wise County	Chico Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 644-5783	155	18	8.4	52.9%	99 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (28.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	$13,658			$1,101			$12,557	28.7	37.3	1236	193
483648004090	1430	Ranger High School	Public	9-12	1842 Loop 254 E	Ranger	76470	Eastland County	Ranger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 647-3216	97	15	6.6	77.3%	63 (64.9%)	3 (3.1%)	29 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$14,313			$1,080			$13,233	28.6	27.8	1432	2

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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.