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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)
484518005154	1311	West Sabine High School	Public	6-12	109 Timberland Hwy W	Pineland	75968	Sabine County	West Sabine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 584-2525	303	30	9.9	70.6%	244 (80.5%)	28 (9.2%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$12,531			$875			$11,655	34.8	32.6	1334	23
483039003422	1312	West Mesquite High School	Public	9-12	2500 Memorial Pkwy	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7600	2,172	148	14.6	86.5%	145 (6.7%)	404 (18.6%)	1,574 (72.5%)	8 (0.4%)	13 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.2%)	$8,299			$807			$7,492	34.7	30	1386	74
481970001897	1313	Paschal High School	Public	9-12	3001 Forest Park Blvd	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5000	2,141	132	16.2	63.8%	535 (25.0%)	131 (6.1%)	1,390 (64.9%)	47 (2.2%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	31 (1.4%)	$9,447			$1,069			$8,377	34.7	30.8	1369	56
481191000699	1314	Buena Vista School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 W Hwy 11	Imperial	79743	Pecos County	Buena Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 536-2225	251	19	13.2	56.2%	64 (25.5%)	8 (3.2%)	176 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,053			$1,552			$10,501	34.6	40.2	1172	142
484065004601	1315	Snyder High School	Public	9-12	3801 Austin	Snyder	79549	Scurry County	Snyder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 574-8800	709	62	11.3	61.5%	209 (29.5%)	13 (1.8%)	457 (64.5%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	$13,421			$1,167			$12,254	34.4	34.7	1285	30
481119000584	1316	Brazoswood High School	Public	9-12	302 W Brazoswood Dr	Clute	77531	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 730-7300	2,398	170	14.1	54.0%	931 (38.8%)	144 (6.0%)	1,205 (50.3%)	48 (2.0%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	60 (2.5%)	$11,141			$660			$10,481	34.4	45.1	1062	254
481674006976	1317	Ryan High School	Public	9-12	5101 E McKinney	Denton	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3000	2,194	162	13.5	60.8%	631 (28.8%)	466 (21.2%)	977 (44.5%)	40 (1.8%)	15 (0.7%)	5 (0.2%)	60 (2.7%)	$10,476			$594			$9,883	34.4	33.5	1311	6
481168000642	1318	Porter Early College High School	Public	9-12	3500 International Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-7800	1,814	125	14.5	94.4%	13 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1,800 (99.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,487			$2,138			$10,348	34.4	39.5	1185	133
482499012976	1319	Veterans Memorial High School	Public	9-12	7618 Evans Rd	San Antonio	78266	Comal County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-0222	1,773	112	15.8	46.7%	328 (18.5%)	274 (15.5%)	1,019 (57.5%)	45 (2.5%)	5 (0.3%)	17 (1.0%)	85 (4.8%)	$8,703			$644			$8,059	34.3	23.4	1532	213
481623001277	1320	Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	9924 Hillcrest Rd	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6800	1,610	107	15	74.2%	172 (10.7%)	270 (16.8%)	1,107 (68.8%)	33 (2.0%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.2%)	$10,420			$2,864			$7,556	34.2	35.9	1268	52

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide