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Abernathy, Texas - 4 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Abernathy Isd #549 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,696 per pupil, Abernathy Isd ranks #637 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
835
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,696
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Abernathy Isd operates 4 public schools serving 835 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hale County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,696 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 49.5% local, 36.9% state, and 13.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 49/100, ranked #549 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 269.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 22.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.0% Hispanic or Latino, 45.8% White, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Abernathy H S, with a diversity index of 55.0/100.
Its largest campus is Abernathy El, enrolling 400 students (49% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Abernathy Daep, at 1 students, a 400x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Abernathy El accounts for 47.9% of all Abernathy Isd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Abernathy Isd a distant remainder — means Abernathy Isd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Abernathy Isd school enrollment varies 400× across entities
Abernathy Isd school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 400 students (highest), a spread of 399 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Abernathy Isd student-counselor ratio is 269:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Abernathy Isd is typically wider than the Abernathy Isd-aggregate figure suggests.
Abernathy Isd chronic absenteeism rate is 22.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Abernathy Isd is typically wider than the Abernathy Isd-aggregate figure suggests.