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Stanton Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Stanton, and parts of Midland.

Stanton’s School Grade B better than 60% of Texas school districts

Students
1,062
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,758
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$4.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Stanton Independent School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Texas districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 31% more per student than the TX average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.3M, about $4,011 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BStanton 2,694

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stanton. Grade by grade →

PK–5Stanton ElThis district
6–8Stanton MiddleThis district
9–12Stanton H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 40.9% · 582 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 51.1% · 606 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.3% · 66 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
$16,758 per student · 31% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 92%State 4%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,054’20
1,103’21
1,081’22
1,040’23
1,062’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 72%White 25%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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.

Stanton El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stanton
B
483 students13:1
Stanton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stanton
B
251 students10:1
Stanton H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Stanton
B+
328 students12:1

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.