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Ponder H S School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
300 W Bailey
Ponder, TX 76259
Phone
(940) 479-8312
District
PONDER ISD
County
DENTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
483
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.5% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Ponder H S School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
43%
56%
48%
49%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 122 25.3%
Grade 10 139 28.8%
Grade 11 114 23.6%
Grade 12 108 22.4%
Total 483 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.2% 63.9% 27.3%
Black 2.1% 1.4% 13.2%
Hispanic 27.4% 33.5% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 0.5% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.0% 36.3% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 28.4% 34.8% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.7% 1.6% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,311 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 117.9 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.5% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.3% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.0% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,429 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 4.4% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.4% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.3% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.1% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.8% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 25.1% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.6% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 3.7% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,687 $8,979,773 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $223 $352,117 2.0%
Staff $200 $315,800 1.8%
General Administration $388 $612,652 3.5%
School Administration $585 $923,715 5.3%
Operation $1,478 $2,333,762 13.3%
Transportation $285 $450,015 2.6%
Other $419 $661,601 3.8%
Total Support $3,578 $5,649,662 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,828 $2,886,412 16.5%
Total Expenditures $11,093 $17,515,847 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%