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Runge Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Runge.

Runge’s Schools page →

Students
162
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,230
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Debt
$5.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Runge Independent School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 3% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 58% more per student than the TX average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.1% since 2022–23
  • Debt of $5.8M, about $36,105 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 3% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Runge. Grade by grade →

PK–6Runge ElThis district
7–12Runge H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 40.9% · 119 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 51.1% · 115 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 90.3% · 15 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
$20,230 per student · 58% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 46%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 86%State 6%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
208’22
196’23
162’24

Down 22.1% since 2022–23.

Students
Hispanic 93%White 7%

Schools in the district

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

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.