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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)
480005313328	1987	Legacy Ranch Inspire Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13326 N Hwy 183	Gonzales	78629	Gonzales County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5300	40	3	13.3	92.5%	9 (22.5%)	6 (15.0%)	25 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,654			$5,564			$13,090	1.6			(n/a)
484428009344	1986	Brazos High School	Public	9-12	3005 Edna Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-9422	86	8	11.4	96.5%	5 (5.8%)	39 (45.3%)	41 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$12,868			$2,257			$10,610	1.6	2.5	1932	54
482916013949	1985	Marshall Early Graduation School	Public	7-12	1202 Evans St	Marshall	75670	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8700	92	7	12.3	93.5%	21 (22.8%)	48 (52.2%)	21 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$11,447			$3,672			$7,775	1.7	2.2	1942	43
482364006270	1984	Community Services-Sec	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1102 Telephone Rd	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 967-5285	90	41	2.1	78.9%	13 (14.4%)	22 (24.4%)	49 (54.4%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$85,649			$711			$84,938	1.8	6.3	1824	160
483873005911	1983	Healy-Murphy	Public	9-12	618 Live Oak St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 223-2944	163	15	10.8		5 (3.1%)	14 (8.6%)	142 (87.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$6,789			$1,398			$5,391	1.9	1.8	1953	30
483879012292	1982	Gateway To Graduation Academy	Public	9-12	450 S Dowling St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6446	76	4	17.9	89.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	74 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,057			$2,457			$7,600	1.9	1.8	1952	30
484415005579	1981	Visd Success Academy	Public	9-12	3002 E N St	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-9650	273	17	15.7	76.9%	37 (13.6%)	23 (8.4%)	210 (76.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$9,321			$1,318			$8,004	2.1	2	1947	34
480143208662	1980	Lone Star H S South	Public	9-12	3801 E Monte Cristo Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 289-5562	131				22 (16.8%)	56 (42.7%)	52 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								2.1	2.2	1944	36
481575012769	1979	Crosby Crossroads Academy	Public	9-12	333 Red Summit Dr	Crosby	77532	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 328-9237	27	1	27	63.0%	10 (37.0%)	5 (18.5%)	12 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,672			$459			$9,213	2.1	4.6	1862	117
480007509507	1978	Richard Milburn Academy Fort Worth	Public, Charter	9-12	6785 Camp Bowie Blvd 200	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 731-7627	191	5	38.1	59.7%	32 (16.8%)	66 (34.6%)	90 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$8,990			$827			$8,163	2.2	2.3	1937	41

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