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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)
480915000380	701	Axtell High School	Public	9-12	308 Ottawa	Axtell	76624	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 863-5301	216	27	8	50.0%	161 (74.5%)	1 (0.5%)	50 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$23,391			$1,106			$22,285	59.2	65.7	540	161
481984001940	702	Fredericksburg High School	Public	9-12	1107 Hwy 16 S	Fredericksburg	78624	Gillespie County	Fredericksburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 997-7551	1,024	74	13.7	52.2%	509 (49.7%)	3 (0.3%)	490 (47.9%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.3%)	$11,080			$1,307			$9,773	59.1	51.7	883	181
481023000495	703	Richland High School	Public	9-12	5201 Holiday Ln E	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-7000	2,002	129	15.4	52.2%	867 (43.3%)	233 (11.6%)	721 (36.0%)	78 (3.9%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	89 (4.4%)	$9,065			$1,241			$7,824	59.1	59.7	683	20
482664002998	704	Lampasas High School	Public	9-12	2716 S Hwy 281	Lampasas	76550	Lampasas County	Lampasas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 564-2310	1,104	79	14	42.5%	710 (64.3%)	28 (2.5%)	291 (26.4%)	10 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	7 (0.6%)	53 (4.8%)	$11,332			$1,145			$10,187	59.1	59.2	694	10
483066003461	705	Midway School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12142 State Hwy 148 S	Henrietta	76365	Clay County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 476-2222	137	17	8	60.6%	129 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,454			$1,708			$14,745	59.1	56.3	763	58
481872001751	706	Eustace High School	Public	9-12	350 F M Rd 316 S	Eustace	75124	Henderson County	Eustace Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 425-5161	466	44	10.6	65.9%	349 (74.9%)	5 (1.1%)	91 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$13,672			$1,742			$11,930	59.1	50.9	909	203
483048003429	707	Miami School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	800 Warrior Way	Miami	79059	Roberts County	Miami Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 868-3971	198	20	9.9	31.8%	160 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$14,571			$836			$13,735	59	69.1	449	258
480021112683	708	Idea Brownsville College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	4395 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5150	689	48	14.4	79.1%	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	668 (97.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,874			$1,254			$10,619	59	64.7	564	144
484632005278	709	Woden High School	Public	9-12	5263 F M 226	Woden	75978	Nacogdoches County	Woden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 564-7903	215	25	8.6	51.2%	159 (74.0%)	1 (0.5%)	49 (22.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$12,930			$1,154			$11,775	59	70.3	422	287
483808011097	710	Cedar Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2801 Gattis School Rd	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 704-0100	2,707	170	15.9	32.6%	894 (33.0%)	342 (12.6%)	1,068 (39.5%)	262 (9.7%)	8 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	128 (4.7%)	$8,790			$464			$8,326	59	58.5	707	3

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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.