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Abilene, Texas - 27 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Abilene Isd #573 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,671 per pupil, Abilene Isd ranks #849 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Abilene Isd operates 27 public schools serving 15,253 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 16 combined, 4 middle, 4 elementary, 3 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Taylor County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,671 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 32.4% local, 40.5% state, and 27.2% 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 47/100, ranked #573 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 4 of 27 schools offering Advanced Placement (47 AP courses district-wide), a 410.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.5% Hispanic or Latino, 28.6% White, 15.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bassetti El, with a diversity index of 71.0/100.
Its largest campus is Abilene H S, enrolling 1,798 students (12% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oceans Behavioral Health, at 3 students, a 599x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Abilene Isd school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 1,798 students (highest), a spread of 1,795 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 27 schools in Abilene Isd.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Abilene Isd's schools, above the Texas average of 44.7.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Abilene H S | 1,798 |
| Cooper H S | 1,570 |
| Mann Middle | 776 |
| Craig Middle | 771 |
| Madison Middle | 770 |
| Austin El | 729 |
| Clack Middle | 693 |
| Long Early Learning Center | 692 |
| Taylor El | 662 |
| Dyess El | 621 |
| Bassetti El | 546 |
| Purcell El | 537 |
| Ortiz El | 523 |
| Ward El | 502 |
| Bonham El | 481 |
| Bowie El | 473 |
| Stafford El | 473 |
| Alcorta El | 410 |
| Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science | 384 |
| Thomas El | 378 |
| Martinez El | 371 |
| Crockett Early Headstart | 131 |
| Woodson Center for Excellence | 112 |
| Daep | 96 |
| Taylor County Learning Center | 26 |
| Juvenile Detention Center | 11 |
| Oceans Behavioral Health | 3 |
The Texas districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schertz-Cibolo-U City Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Mission Cisd | Similar size | Higher spending | Less locally funded |
| Bryan Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| College Station Isd | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Forney Isd | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Abilene Isd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Houston Isd →Abilene Isd has 27 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 16 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 15,253 students.
Abilene Isd spends $11,671 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #573 in Texas.
Abilene Isd students are 49.5% Hispanic or Latino, 28.6% White, 15.8% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 27 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Abilene Isd has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #573 out of 1044 districts in Texas.
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