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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)
480894000333	201	McCallum High School	Public	9-12	5600 Sunshine Dr	Austin	78756	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2519	1,861	103	18.1	20.7%	1,062 (57.1%)	105 (5.6%)	549 (29.5%)	38 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	100 (5.4%)	$10,038			$475			$9,563	80.5	78.6	232	31
481779001551	202	Early High School	Public	9-12	115 Sudderth	Early	76802	Brown County	Early Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 646-8295	365	32	11.2	35.9%	243 (66.6%)	9 (2.5%)	96 (26.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$12,487			$1,442			$11,044	80.4	75.9	293	91
482415002690	203	Industrial High School	Public	9-12	187 Fifth St	Vanderbilt	77991	Jackson County	Industrial Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 284-3226	343	34	10.1	32.4%	229 (66.8%)	3 (0.9%)	105 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$13,172			$924			$12,247	80.4	79.2	222	19
483873013084	204	St Philip's College Early College H S With Saisd	Public, Charter	9-12	1801 Martin Luther King Dr Rm	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 486-2406	299	16	18.1	82.6%	3 (1.0%)	54 (18.1%)	238 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$10,261			$1,729			$8,532	80.4	73.7	334	130
480144613188	205	Beta Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	10929 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Beta Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 385-0203	502	25	19.8	63.1%	61 (12.2%)	40 (8.0%)	381 (75.9%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$8,857			$797			$8,060	80.3	84.1	144	61
482658011891	206	George Ranch High School	Public	9-12	8181 Fm 762	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-4200	2,384	113	21	26.3%	848 (35.6%)	508 (21.3%)	659 (27.6%)	283 (11.9%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	76 (3.2%)	$8,459			$744			$7,715	80.2	81.4	182	24
480007408093	207	Pineywoods Community Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	601 S Raguet	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Pineywoods Community Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 634-5515	262	19	13.8	53.4%	125 (47.7%)	48 (18.3%)	77 (29.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$10,951			$986			$9,965	80.1	72.9	357	150
483600013796	208	Rock Hill High School	Public	9-12	16061 Coit Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2300	2,373	173	13.7		783 (33.0%)	343 (14.5%)	337 (14.2%)	727 (30.6%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	171 (7.2%)	$10,242			$377			$9,865	80.1	79.1	224	16
482115012492	209	Impact Early College High School	Public	9-12	1415 Market St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4802	418	18	22.9	65.1%	42 (10.0%)	50 (12.0%)	300 (71.8%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,586			$1,924			$8,662	80.1	85.1	129	80
483890013444	210	Del Rio Early College High School	Public	9-12	100 Memorial Dr	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4416	466	16	29.1	62.9%	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (95.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,165			$311			$4,854	80	71.9	382	172

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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