📍 1079 Stephen F Austin Blvd, Dime Box, Lee County, 77853
Dime Box School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Dime Box, Lee County. The school has 170 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Candi Becker. It is part of the Dime Box Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dime Box School enrolls 170 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 28% |
| White | 35 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 5.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 170 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dime Box School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 17.
Dime Box School is one of 1 schools in DIME BOX ISD, based in DIME BOX, Texas. The district serves 156 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 170 students, Dime Box School is close to the district average of about 156 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote