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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)
481020000474	1391	Big Spring High School	Public	9-12	707 E 11th Pl	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 264-3641	1,044	88	11.9	72.4%	234 (22.4%)	56 (5.4%)	716 (68.6%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.1%)	$10,816			$1,417			$9,399	30.8	30.6	1375	16
483138003520	1392	Morgan School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1306 Charles St	Morgan	76671	Bosque County	Morgan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 635-2311	148	14	10.3	84.5%	54 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$13,123			$2,033			$11,090	30.8	18.3	1619	227
482205002219	1393	Hale Center High School	Public	9-12	411 Owl Dr	Hale Center	79041	Hale County	Hale Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 839-2452	173	16	10.4	68.2%	31 (17.9%)	3 (1.7%)	132 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	$15,342			$2,330			$13,012	30.7	27.7	1434	41
482556002845	1394	Kermit High School	Public	9-12	1000 E Tommy Thompson St	Kermit	79745	Winkler County	Kermit Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 586-1050	380	28	13.6	65.8%	53 (13.9%)	7 (1.8%)	309 (81.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$15,898			$1,147			$14,751	30.7	27.3	1440	46
482331002367	1395	Hitchcock High School	Public	9-12	6629 Fm 2004	Hitchcock	77563	Galveston County	Hitchcock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 316-6544	524	41	12.7	78.2%	104 (19.8%)	209 (39.9%)	190 (36.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$17,337			$2,752			$14,585	30.6	26.4	1459	64
481335000837	1396	Center Point High School	Public	9-12	207 China	Center Point	78010	Kerr County	Center Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 353-8142	154	17	9.1	60.4%	62 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,529			$2,999			$12,530	30.5	42.1	1132	264
482226002235	1397	Hamlin Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	7-12	450 S W Ave F	Hamlin	79520	Jones County	Hamlin Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 576-3624	183	17	11	66.1%	88 (48.1%)	8 (4.4%)	80 (43.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$16,714			$4,295			$12,419	30.5	43.2	1107	290
480021113630	1398	Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	5555 Old Pearsall Rd	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4300	659	41	16.2	83.6%	30 (4.6%)	13 (2.0%)	608 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$9,728			$1,549			$8,179	30.4			(n/a)
481965007885	1399	Hightower High School	Public	9-12	3333 Hurricane Ln	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5240	2,494	146	17	66.4%	47 (1.9%)	1,382 (55.4%)	835 (33.5%)	151 (6.1%)	13 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	62 (2.5%)	$10,393			$660			$9,733	30.4	31.3	1363	36
480017912987	1400	Jubilee Wells Branch	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3711 Shoreline Dr	Austin	78728	Travis County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 872-8400	429	31	13.8	72.3%	62 (14.5%)	132 (30.8%)	200 (46.6%)	13 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$11,111			$2,445			$8,666	30.3	20.9	1579	179

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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