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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)
481917001786	1041	Ferris High School	Public	9-12	1025 E 8th St	Ferris	75125	Ellis County	Ferris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 544-3737	888	67	13.2	77.4%	136 (15.3%)	72 (8.1%)	659 (74.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.7%)	$11,455			$1,128			$10,327	45.4	46.9	1012	29
481500001002	1042	Conroe High School	Public	9-12	3200 W Davis St	Conroe	77304	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-5700	5,178	313	16.5	61.0%	1,382 (26.7%)	659 (12.7%)	2,814 (54.3%)	116 (2.2%)	32 (0.6%)	10 (0.2%)	165 (3.2%)	$9,041			$2,270			$6,771	45.4	46	1038	4
484617005269	1043	Wink High School	Public	7-12	200 N Rosey Dodd Ave	Wink	79789	Winkler County	Wink-Loving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 527-3880	211	26	8		99 (46.9%)	3 (1.4%)	107 (50.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$22,895			$1,378			$21,517	45.4	42.2	1129	86
482781003121	1044	Llano High School	Public	9-12	2509 S State Hwy 16	Llano	78643	Llano County	Llano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 248-2200	535	46	11.6	67.7%	335 (62.6%)	7 (1.3%)	174 (32.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$12,881			$1,248			$11,633	45.4	60.4	670	374
483504003942	1045	Plains High School	Public	9-12	811 Cowboy Way	Plains	79355	Yoakum County	Plains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 456-7401	134	19	7.2	56.7%	41 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,753			$1,012			$14,740	45.3	51.3	895	150
484644005286	1046	Woodville High School	Public	9-12	700 Eagle Dr	Woodville	75979	Tyler County	Woodville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 283-3714	364	40	9	63.7%	194 (53.3%)	82 (22.5%)	45 (12.4%)	6 (1.6%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.4%)	$16,082			$2,170			$13,912	45.3	40.8	1157	111
482566013777	1047	Chaparral High School	Public	9-12	4400 Chaparral Rd	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 336-2447	1,953	102	19.1	49.3%	322 (16.5%)	722 (37.0%)	630 (32.3%)	46 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	48 (2.5%)	177 (9.1%)								45.3			(n/a)
481222000723	1048	Burnet High School	Public	9-12	1000 The Green Mile	Burnet	78611	Burnet County	Burnet Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 756-6193	988	69	14.2	59.4%	608 (61.5%)	11 (1.1%)	336 (34.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.5%)	$10,869			$556			$10,313	45.2	52.1	878	170
481485000987	1049	Community High School	Public	9-12	440 N Fm 1138	Nevada	75173	Collin County	Community Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 843-6500	1,182	71	16.7	54.5%	439 (37.1%)	191 (16.2%)	505 (42.7%)	14 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.5%)	$10,959			$627			$10,332	45.1	41.2	1151	102
483000003370	1050	Meadow School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	604 4th St	Meadow	79345	Terry County	Meadow Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 539-2246	237	25	9.3	66.2%	59 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,721			$1,574			$13,147	45	38.5	1208	158

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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