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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)
483060003458	611	Midlothian High School	Public	9-12	923 S 9th St	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5100	1,940	121	15.9	34.0%	1,017 (52.4%)	303 (15.6%)	491 (25.3%)	26 (1.3%)	13 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (4.6%)	$9,553			$676			$8,877	62.7	56.7	744	133
482922005776	612	Martins Mill High School	Public	6-12	301 F M 1861	Ben Wheeler	75754	Van Zandt County	Martins Mill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 479-3234	244	23	10.5	51.2%	171 (70.1%)	3 (1.2%)	65 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,460			$865			$13,595	62.7	63.6	599	13
483384003770	613	Ore City High School	Public	9-12	100 Rebel Rd	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	231	26	8.7	65.8%	150 (64.9%)	6 (2.6%)	62 (26.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$13,066			$1,046			$12,020	62.7	67.5	488	125
483918004468	614	Sanger High School	Public	9-12	100 Indian Ln	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-7497	824	63	13.1	39.8%	470 (57.0%)	26 (3.2%)	282 (34.2%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (4.1%)	$13,109			$1,546			$11,564	62.6	56.7	746	132
484677005356	615	Zephyr School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11625 C R 281	Zephyr	76890	Brown County	Zephyr Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 739-5331	217	19	11.1	56.2%	177 (81.6%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.1%)	$11,592			$1,589			$10,003	62.6	69.5	438	177
483036003400	616	Irion High School	Public	7-12	301 N 3rd St	Mertzon	76941	Irion County	Irion County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 835-2881	137	19	7.3	35.8%	97 (70.8%)	2 (1.5%)	37 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$17,951			$674			$17,276	62.5	73.2	351	265
484101004664	617	Spearman High School	Public	9-12	403 E 11th Ave	Spearman	79081	Hansford County	Spearman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 659-2584	206	22	9.1	59.7%	72 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,045			$941			$12,104	62.5	72.9	358	259
481023008368	618	Birdville High School	Public	9-12	9100 Mid Cities Blvd	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-8000	2,097	127	16.4	45.2%	998 (47.6%)	236 (11.3%)	701 (33.4%)	69 (3.3%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	80 (3.8%)	$9,008			$1,242			$7,767	62.5	67.2	493	125
482184002205	619	Groom School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 W 3rd St	Groom	79039	Carson County	Groom Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 248-7474	135	19	7.2	31.1%	122 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$15,822			$1,436			$14,387	62.4	77.1	271	348
483771004225	620	Rogers High School	Public	9-12	210 Alvin Ailey	Rogers	76569	Bell County	Rogers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 642-3224	257	25	10	39.3%	164 (63.8%)	1 (0.4%)	90 (35.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,786			$425			$10,362	62.4	64.3	578	42

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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:

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

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.