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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)
482060002068	641	Georgetown High School	Public	9-12	2211 N Austin Ave	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 943-5100	2,024	136	14.8	28.1%	1,134 (56.0%)	104 (5.1%)	681 (33.6%)	29 (1.4%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (3.3%)	$10,082			$2,299			$7,783	61.8	56.5	753	112
482196002213	642	Gunter High School	Public	9-12	1102 N Preston Rd	Gunter	75058	Grayson County	Gunter Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 433-1542	363	33	10.8	16.5%	276 (76.0%)	3 (0.8%)	70 (19.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$21,420			$3,287			$18,133	61.8	62.3	634	8
481311000812	643	Carthage High School	Public	9-12	1 Bulldog Dr	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-2552	788	67	11.8	51.1%	413 (52.4%)	173 (22.0%)	175 (22.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$13,801			$1,706			$12,094	61.7	62.3	632	11
481611005973	644	Langham Creek High School	Public	9-12	17610 Fm 529	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 463-5400	2,871	198	14.5	59.6%	490 (17.1%)	535 (18.6%)	1,517 (52.8%)	246 (8.6%)	16 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	66 (2.3%)	$10,011			$2,024			$7,986	61.6	64.7	567	77
483790004242	645	Rosebud-Lott High School	Public	9-12	1789 Us Hwy 77	Lott	76656	Falls County	Rosebud-Lott Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 583-7967	231	22	10.4	59.7%	126 (54.5%)	18 (7.8%)	77 (33.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$13,907			$1,598			$12,309	61.6	51	906	261
481524001030	646	Copperas Cove High School	Public	9-12	400 S 25th St	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 547-2534	2,273	167	13.6	53.2%	825 (36.3%)	428 (18.8%)	667 (29.3%)	37 (1.6%)	11 (0.5%)	66 (2.9%)	239 (10.5%)	$10,706			$1,083			$9,623	61.6	51.7	884	238
483297003664	647	North Hopkins High School	Public	7-12	1994 Fm 71 W	Sulphur Springs	75482	Hopkins County	North Hopkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 945-2192	233	24	9.7	63.9%	162 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	$10,969			$1,150			$9,819	61.5	55.2	790	143
481515001022	648	Cooper High School	Public	9-12	823 Fm 1528	Cooper	75432	Delta County	Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 395-2111	227	32	6.9	56.8%	146 (64.3%)	21 (9.3%)	42 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	$16,164			$986			$15,178	61.5	51.5	888	240
481099000563	649	Bowie High School	Public	9-12	341 E Hwy 287 N	Bowie	76230	Montague County	Bowie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 689-2840	493	36	13.7	42.0%	368 (74.6%)	3 (0.6%)	100 (20.3%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$9,876			$668			$9,208	61.5	48.5	963	314
483846004282	650	Sabine High School	Public	9-12	5424 Fm 1252 W	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Sabine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 984-8587	454	40	11.3	44.7%	319 (70.3%)	13 (2.9%)	101 (22.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$12,072			$1,231			$10,841	61.5	67	504	146

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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