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Gustine Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Gustine.

Gustine’s Schools page →

Students
136
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,217
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Debt
$1.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Gustine Independent School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 89% more per student than the TX average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.4M, about $10,154 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Gustine 419

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gustine. Grade by grade →

PK–12Gustine SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 40.9% · 76 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 51.1% · 78 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 90.3% · 8 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$24,217 per student · 89% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 42%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
150’20
145’21
141’22
129’23
136’24

Down 9.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 65%White 34%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

Gustine School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Gustine
B
136 students7:1

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.