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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)
482544002832	1491	Kenedy High School	Public	9-12	401 F M 719	Kenedy	78119	Karnes County	Kenedy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 583-4100	239	24	9.7	79.5%	21 (8.8%)	5 (2.1%)	211 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$17,066			$1,636			$15,429	26.1	22.6	1552	61
480020710815	1492	Premier H S Of Mission	Public, Charter	9-12	1203 St Claire St	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 607-9636	162	6	26.6	100.0%	7 (4.3%)	2 (1.2%)	153 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,993			$2,631			$7,363	26	34.6	1287	205
480003711452	1493	Davinci School For Science And The Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	785 Southwestern Dr	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Burnham Wood Charter School District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 584-4024	965	49	19.8	81.1%	36 (3.7%)	8 (0.8%)	914 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$11,072			$1,340			$9,732	26	42.4	1126	367
482106002099	1494	Gonzales High School	Public	9-12	1801 N Sarah Dewitt Dr	Gonzales	78629	Gonzales County	Gonzales Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 672-7535	760	67	11.3	72.1%	177 (23.3%)	65 (8.6%)	512 (67.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,374			$1,333			$9,040	26	22.5	1554	60
482787003123	1495	Lockhart High School	Public	8-12	1 Lion Country Dr	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 398-0300	2,012	121	16.5	71.4%	284 (14.1%)	67 (3.3%)	1,621 (80.6%)	10 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (1.3%)	$9,694			$1,582			$8,111	26	26.7	1455	40
483933021157	1496	Santa Maria High School	Public	9-12	33316 River Dr	Santa Maria	78592	Cameron County	Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-9144	176	18	9.5	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,703			$1,628			$17,074	26	17.9	1629	133
483960004499	1497	Seagraves Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1801 Ave K	Seagraves	79359	Gaines County	Seagraves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 387-2520	512	46	11.1	83.6%	44 (8.6%)	17 (3.3%)	446 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$16,352			$977			$15,375	25.9	26.9	1451	46
481686001459	1498	Desoto High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	600 Eagle Dr	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 230-0726	2,045	126	16.2	65.1%	30 (1.5%)	1,505 (73.6%)	447 (21.9%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (2.4%)	$9,714			$1,283			$8,431	25.9	23.2	1535	37
480887000277	1499	Athens High School	Public	9-12	708 E College St	Athens	75751	Henderson County	Athens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 677-6920	872	67	13	77.8%	263 (30.2%)	113 (13.0%)	443 (50.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.3%)	$10,409			$1,092			$9,317	25.8	20.1	1587	88
483432003849	1500	South Houston High School	Public	9-12	3820 S Shaver	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0350	2,214	148	14.9	77.4%	51 (2.3%)	220 (9.9%)	1,917 (86.6%)	14 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	$10,634			$864			$9,769	25.8	30.5	1376	124

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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