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B+

Alpine Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Alpine.

Alpine’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Texas school districts

Students
905
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,131
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$17.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Alpine Independent School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Texas districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 26% more per student than the TX average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $17.7M, about $19,514 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Alpine 5,989

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Alpine. Grade by grade →

PK–4Alpine ElThis district
5–8Alpine MiddleThis district
9–12Alpine H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 40.9% · 474 students tested
Reading / language arts58%
State average 51.1% · 473 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.3% · 62 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,131 per student · 26% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 38%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
974’20
974’21
954’22
918’23
905’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 62%White 34%Asian 1%Two or more races 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Alpine El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Alpine
C+
375 students16:1
Alpine Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Alpine
B+
244 students11:1
Alpine H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Alpine
A+
286 students10:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.