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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)
483060012896	451	Midlothian Heritage High School	Public	9-12	4000 Fm 1387	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5400	1,603	90	17.7	25.7%	869 (54.2%)	204 (12.7%)	417 (26.0%)	19 (1.2%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	85 (5.3%)	$9,716			$691			$9,025	69	67.5	485	34
480016312148	452	Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2400 N Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 245-2900	534	45	11.9	43.6%	141 (26.4%)	88 (16.5%)	195 (36.5%)	79 (14.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$9,454			$513			$8,941	69	60.9	657	205
480001013567	453	Moe And Gene Johnson High School	Public	9-12	4260 Ranch Rd 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8512	2,802	153	18.2	35.0%	878 (31.3%)	75 (2.7%)	1,718 (61.3%)	38 (1.4%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	88 (3.1%)	$9,072			$623			$8,450	69	72.1	377	76
484281004883	454	Tidehaven High School	Public	9-12	205 Fm 1095	El Maton	77440	Matagorda County	Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 843-4310	282	24	11.5	57.1%	113 (40.1%)	9 (3.2%)	156 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,758			$804			$14,955	69	64.7	566	112
480146113593	455	Valor South Austin	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	220 Foremost Dr	Austin	78745	Travis County	Valor Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 646-4170	827	52	15.8	14.6%	523 (63.2%)	16 (1.9%)	206 (24.9%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.8%)	$8,356			$554			$7,801	68.9	73.2	354	101
482289002319	456	Hemphill High School	Public	9-12	1000 Milam St	Hemphill	75948	Sabine County	Hemphill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 787-3371	221	26	8.5	58.8%	155 (70.1%)	21 (9.5%)	22 (10.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.5%)	$15,173			$1,653			$13,519	68.9	60.6	666	210
482436002714	457	Iredell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 McLain St	Iredell	76649	Bosque County	Iredell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 364-2411	135	18	7.4	67.4%	87 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$13,311			$1,265			$12,046	68.8	42.9	1113	656
481758001512	458	Dublin High School	Public	7-12	2233 E State Hwy 6	Dublin	76446	Erath County	Dublin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 445-0362	482	47	10.2	65.6%	170 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	305 (63.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,536			$1,341			$10,194	68.8	71	408	50
481386000871	459	Childress High School	Public	9-12	800 Ave J N W	Childress	79201	Childress County	Childress Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 937-6131	318	32	9.9	47.8%	169 (53.1%)	15 (4.7%)	119 (37.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$12,389			$198			$12,191	68.8	66.2	530	71
481908001777	460	Farmersville High School	Public	9-12	499 Hwy 78 N	Farmersville	75442	Collin County	Farmersville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 782-7757	680	43	15.7	54.7%	329 (48.4%)	29 (4.3%)	283 (41.6%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	$11,688			$854			$10,834	68.8	71.4	394	66

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.