DIME BOX SCHOOL

DIME BOX SCHOOL operates as a rural-scale K-12 campus in DIME BOX, Texas, one of the schools within DIME BOX ISD. Current enrollment sits at 156 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 68% smaller than the state mean of about 485.

DIME BOX ISD is the operating authority for DIME BOX SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, DIME BOX SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 27% White, 22% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, DIME BOX SCHOOL has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Lee County's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, DIME BOX SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.7%; actual is 17.5%, a gap of -22.3 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lee County) shows that median household earnings sit near $76,371, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DIME BOX SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 3,236 students).

LEXINGTON H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 11.3 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DIME BOX SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. DIME BOX SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 166 (now 156). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 36% to 22%.

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